Breathless quotes
12 lines from Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (À bout de souffle, 1960), each printed as it is spoken with an English rendering below it, and the published source it was checked against.
About Jean-Luc Godard
To become immortal, and then die.Devenir immortel, et puis mourir.
The sun is beautiful.C'est beau le soleil.
Do you ever think about death? I think about it all the time.Est-ce que tu penses à la mort quelquefois ? Moi, j'y pense sans arrêt.
Between grief and nothing I will take grief.Entre le chagrin et le néant, je choisis le chagrin.
Grief is a compromise.Le chagrin, c'est un compromis.
I wanted to see you again to know whether seeing you again would please me.Je voulais te revoir pour savoir si te revoir me ferait plaisir.
I'd like to know what's behind your face.Je voudrais savoir ce qu'il y a derrière ton visage.
As in poker, you may as well tell the truth: the others think you're bluffing.Comme au poker, autant dire la vérité : les autres croient que tu bluffes.
When we talked, I talked about myself and you talked about yourself.Quand on parlait, je parlais de moi et toi de toi.
I'd like to think about something, but I can't.Je voudrais penser à quelque chose, mais je n'arrive pas.
Sleep is sad. We're forced to separate. We say “sleeping together,” but it isn't true.C'est triste le sommeil. On est forcé de se séparer. On dit dormir ensemble, mais c'est pas vrai.
What is “dégueulasse”?Qu'est-ce que c'est, dégueulasse ?
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