"The Barefoot Contessa" quotes

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This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Production: N/A
Year: 1954
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 6.9
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 30 Sep 1954
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Harry I think that I should go home - The Barefoot Contessa 00:26 Harry I think that I should go home I'm sure you don't mean that Every mother should be loved - The Barefoot Contessa 00:14 I'm sure you don't mean that Every mother should be loved America is a very rich and powerful country - The Barefoot Contessa 00:16 America is a very rich and powerful country While you Mr Kirk Edwards do them secretly You deny this - The Barefoot Contessa 00:07 While you Mr Kirk Edwards do them secretly You deny this I do not like Mr Kirk Edwards - The Barefoot Contessa 00:23 I do not like Mr Kirk Edwards One thing you can't knock about southern California the air at night - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 One thing you can't knock about southern California the air... You're beginning to realize - The Barefoot Contessa 00:21 You're beginning to realize That's the unholy pity of it - The Barefoot Contessa 00:20 That's the unholy pity of it It's not going to be easy - The Barefoot Contessa 00:06 It's not going to be easy The last Contessa - The Barefoot Contessa 00:32 The last Contessa The single most difficult thing in the world - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 The single most difficult thing in the world Once a year on the French Riviera - The Barefoot Contessa 01:06 Once a year on the French Riviera Torlatos Favrinis and Torlato Favrinis - The Barefoot Contessa 00:26 Torlatos Favrinis and Torlato Favrinis Are you still bewitched - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 Are you still bewitched I don't want this to be a shock to you - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 I don't want this to be a shock to you Because the world has become a changed place - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Because the world has become a changed place But in the world of pretense - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 But in the world of pretense Well I'm just as normal as you are buster - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 Well I'm just as normal as you are buster When I was 15 years old I had two choices - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 When I was 15 years old I had two choices Is any man rich enough to own a government - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 Is any man rich enough to own a government From Scarsdale to Singapore they loved her - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 From Scarsdale to Singapore they loved her But nothing could have helped - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 But nothing could have helped Just this once Kirk - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 Just this once Kirk Where are you Maria - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 Where are you Maria This I cannot figure - The Barefoot Contessa 00:15 This I cannot figure On the screen you get 'em all What about off - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 On the screen you get 'em all What about off Always Kirk you choose exactly the wrong moment to play dictator with me - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 Always Kirk you choose exactly the wrong moment to play... I am ready Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 I am ready Mr Dawes Montague if there's one thing I know about it's Mr John Q Public - The Barefoot Contessa 00:34 Montague if there's one thing I know about it's Mr John Q... Maria Damata - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Maria Damata The difference between European and American movie magnates is astonishing - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 The difference between European and American movie magnates... Many men must be in love with you - The Barefoot Contessa 00:12 Many men must be in love with you And you too Harry This is no time for you to be artistic - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 And you too Harry This is no time for you to be artistic What are you afraid of - The Barefoot Contessa 00:35 What are you afraid of You can't get away with this - The Barefoot Contessa 00:14 You can't get away with this There's more to talking than just words - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 There's more to talking than just words Do you think really that I could be a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:24 Do you think really that I could be a star I have no fear of Mr Kirk Edwards - The Barefoot Contessa 00:16 I have no fear of Mr Kirk Edwards When I was a little girl like so many others - The Barefoot Contessa 00:52 When I was a little girl like so many others It is a kind of sickness - The Barefoot Contessa 00:16 It is a kind of sickness Script girl Her name is Jerry - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 Script girl Her name is Jerry The light that shines only on you - The Barefoot Contessa 00:23 The light that shines only on you Like a baby who needs a light on in the dark - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 Like a baby who needs a light on in the dark Afraid you'll be lonely - The Barefoot Contessa 00:21 Afraid you'll be lonely I do not say this with pride Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 I do not say this with pride Mr Dawes Let that be a lesson to you - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 Let that be a lesson to you The man with the sweat was more pleasant - The Barefoot Contessa 00:14 The man with the sweat was more pleasant Why did not Mr Kirk Edwards come to ask me himself - The Barefoot Contessa 00:12 Why did not Mr Kirk Edwards come to ask me himself Something to eat - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 Something to eat I have heard of him - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 I have heard of him In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:23 In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star We understand you got a lot of talent - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 We understand you got a lot of talent Your bare feet are showing - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 Your bare feet are showing What's champagne in Spanish - The Barefoot Contessa 00:07 What's champagne in Spanish I hate shoes Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 I hate shoes Mr Dawes How much more like a dream - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 How much more like a dream It is entirely possible that Maria Damata went to her grave - The Barefoot Contessa 00:16 It is entirely possible that Maria Damata went to her grave But what I tell Maria to do she will do - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 But what I tell Maria to do she will do I waste my money with pleasure - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 I waste my money with pleasure You keep saying Told - The Barefoot Contessa 00:26 You keep saying Told The blonde was made in Hollywood - The Barefoot Contessa 00:15 The blonde was made in Hollywood What Will be Will be - The Barefoot Contessa 00:28 What Will be Will be And don't worry about your souL - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 And don't worry about your souL My name is Harry Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:31 My name is Harry Dawes The fact that you don't drink at all - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 The fact that you don't drink at all Well it's a great art we're doing business in gentlemen - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 Well it's a great art we're doing business in gentlemen I don't even believe you're playing pinochle - The Barefoot Contessa 00:04 I don't even believe you're playing pinochle It is time for the Torlato Favrinis to get off the world - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 It is time for the Torlato Favrinis to get off the world I have a sixth sense that any witch in the world would give her left broomstick to have - The Barefoot Contessa 00:09 I have a sixth sense that any witch in the world would give... You mean they're throwing punches - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 You mean they're throwing punches Remember how you used to say life wrote lousy scripts - The Barefoot Contessa 00:24 Remember how you used to say life wrote lousy scripts How many millions have you in tax exempt bonds and oil wells - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 How many millions have you in tax exempt bonds and oil wells Could you teach me to act Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Could you teach me to act Mr Dawes Who's she kiddin' She hasn't even got what I've got - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 Who's she kiddin' She hasn't even got what I've got It is not easy to become a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 It is not easy to become a star But to a girl with nothing - The Barefoot Contessa 00:06 But to a girl with nothing You've never done an honest day's work in your life - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 You've never done an honest day's work in your life Take a drink my friend and say what you have in your heart - The Barefoot Contessa 00:12 Take a drink my friend and say what you have in your heart I never met a rich man yet - The Barefoot Contessa 00:15 I never met a rich man yet In a way - The Barefoot Contessa 00:35 In a way
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Cast

Harry Dawes - Humphrey Bogart
Maria Vargas - Ava Gardner
Oscar Muldoon - Edmond O'Brien
Alberto Bravano - Marius Goring
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini - Valentina Cortese