"The Barefoot Contessa" quotes
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
126 Clips
00:17 You've never done an honest day's work in your...
00:13 Why did not Mr Kirk Edwards come to ask me himself
00:10 Who's she kiddin' She hasn't even got what...
00:43 When I was a little girl like so many others
00:20 What will be will be
00:17 Well we'd been scouting for
00:06 Well it's a great art we're doing business in...
00:18 We certainly are se orita because we understand you got a...
00:04 There's more to talking than just words
00:04 The man with the sweat was more pleasant
00:08 The fact that you don't drink at all Kirk
00:08 The difference between European and American movie magnates
00:07 The blonde was made in Hollywood USA
00:15 That's the unholy pity of it
00:11 Take a drink my friend and say what you have in your heart
00:17 Something to eat se orita Waiter Mangiare Poco di vino se...
00:06 She has the name of a man There is no further resemblance
00:05 Se orita your bare feet are showing
01:30 Once a year on the French Riviera
00:19 Not really Do you know who Mr Kirk Edwards is
00:16 My name is Harry Dawes
00:26 Mr Dawes do you think really that I could be a star
00:17 Meet Kirk Edwards
00:10 Like a baby who needs a light on in the dark
00:14 Life every now and then behaves
00:11 Kirk was producing a motion picture his first
00:20 Key light What is that
00:12 It is time for the Torlato Favrinis to get off the world
00:13 It is a kind of sickness
00:08 Is any man rich enough to own a government
00:07 In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star
00:14 In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star
00:12 I have no fear of Mr Kirk Edwards
00:05 I don't even believe you're playing pinochle
00:13 I do not say this with pride Mr Dawes
00:17 I can tell you this It is entirely possible
00:06 How much more like a dream can a dream be
00:26 Harry remember how you used to say life wrote lousy scripts
00:10 Five months next Tuesday Let that be a lesson to you Myrna
00:10 Could you teach me to act Mr Dawes
00:08 But what I tell Maria to do she will do
00:08 But I have a sixth sense
00:07 But to a girl with nothing a man with hundreds
00:13 And as for taxes how many millions have you
00:20 Afraid you'll be lonely far away in Hollywood
00:26 Harry I think that I should go home
00:14 I'm sure you don't mean that Every mother should...
00:16 America is a very rich and powerful country
00:07 While you Mr Kirk Edwards do them secretly You deny this
00:23 I do not like Mr Kirk Edwards
00:09 One thing you can't knock about southern California the...
00:21 You're beginning to realize
00:20 That's the unholy pity of it
00:06 It's not going to be easy
00:32 The last Contessa
00:11 The single most difficult thing in the world
01:06 Once a year on the French Riviera
00:26 Torlatos Favrinis and Torlato Favrinis
00:09 Are you still bewitched
00:09 I don't want this to be a shock to you
00:10 Because the world has become a changed place
00:09 But in the world of pretense
00:09 Well I'm just as normal as you are buster
00:18 When I was 15 years old I had two choices
00:09 Is any man rich enough to own a government
00:11 From Scarsdale to Singapore they loved her
00:17 But nothing could have helped
00:13 Just this once Kirk
00:13 Where are you Maria
00:15 This I cannot figure
00:11 On the screen you get 'em all What about off
00:09 Always Kirk you choose exactly the wrong moment to play...
00:19 I am ready Mr Dawes
00:34 Montague if there's one thing I know about it's Mr...
00:10 Maria Damata
00:10 The difference between European and American movie magnates...
00:12 Many men must be in love with you
00:11 And you too Harry This is no time for you to be artistic
00:35 What are you afraid of
Cast
Harry Dawes - Humphrey Bogart
Maria Vargas - Ava Gardner
Oscar Muldoon - Edmond O'Brien
Alberto Bravano - Marius Goring
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini - Valentina Cortese