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"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
You've never done an honest day's work in your life - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 You've never done an honest day's work in your... Why did not Mr Kirk Edwards come to ask me himself - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 Why did not Mr Kirk Edwards come to ask me himself Who's she kiddin' She hasn't even got what I've got - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Who's she kiddin' She hasn't even got what... When I was a little girl like so many others - The Barefoot Contessa 00:43 When I was a little girl like so many others What will be will be - The Barefoot Contessa 00:20 What will be will be Well we'd been scouting for - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 Well we'd been scouting for Well it's a great art we're doing business in gentlemen - The Barefoot Contessa 00:06 Well it's a great art we're doing business in... We certainly are se orita because we understand you got a lot of talent - The Barefoot Contessa 00:18 We certainly are se orita because we understand you got a... There's more to talking than just words - The Barefoot Contessa 00:04 There's more to talking than just words The man with the sweat was more pleasant - The Barefoot Contessa 00:04 The man with the sweat was more pleasant The fact that you don't drink at all Kirk - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 The fact that you don't drink at all Kirk The difference between European and American movie magnates - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 The difference between European and American movie magnates The blonde was made in Hollywood USA - The Barefoot Contessa 00:07 The blonde was made in Hollywood USA That's the unholy pity of it - The Barefoot Contessa 00:15 That's the unholy pity of it Take a drink my friend and say what you have in your heart - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 Take a drink my friend and say what you have in your heart Something to eat se orita Waiter Mangiare Poco di vino se orita - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 Something to eat se orita Waiter Mangiare Poco di vino se... She has the name of a man There is no further resemblance - The Barefoot Contessa 00:06 She has the name of a man There is no further resemblance Se orita your bare feet are showing - The Barefoot Contessa 00:05 Se orita your bare feet are showing Once a year on the French Riviera - The Barefoot Contessa 01:30 Once a year on the French Riviera Not really Do you know who Mr Kirk Edwards is - The Barefoot Contessa 00:19 Not really Do you know who Mr Kirk Edwards is My name is Harry Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:16 My name is Harry Dawes Mr Dawes do you think really that I could be a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:26 Mr Dawes do you think really that I could be a star Meet Kirk Edwards - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 Meet Kirk Edwards Like a baby who needs a light on in the dark - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Like a baby who needs a light on in the dark Life every now and then behaves - The Barefoot Contessa 00:14 Life every now and then behaves Kirk was producing a motion picture his first - The Barefoot Contessa 00:11 Kirk was producing a motion picture his first Key light What is that - The Barefoot Contessa 00:20 Key light What is that It is time for the Torlato Favrinis to get off the world - The Barefoot Contessa 00:12 It is time for the Torlato Favrinis to get off the world It is a kind of sickness - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 It is a kind of sickness Is any man rich enough to own a government - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 Is any man rich enough to own a government In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:07 In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star - The Barefoot Contessa 00:14 In Hollywood it is not easy to become a star I have no fear of Mr Kirk Edwards - The Barefoot Contessa 00:12 I have no fear of Mr Kirk Edwards I don't even believe you're playing pinochle - The Barefoot Contessa 00:05 I don't even believe you're playing pinochle I do not say this with pride Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 I do not say this with pride Mr Dawes I can tell you this It is entirely possible - The Barefoot Contessa 00:17 I can tell you this It is entirely possible How much more like a dream can a dream be - The Barefoot Contessa 00:06 How much more like a dream can a dream be Harry remember how you used to say life wrote lousy scripts - The Barefoot Contessa 00:26 Harry remember how you used to say life wrote lousy scripts Five months next Tuesday Let that be a lesson to you Myrna - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Five months next Tuesday Let that be a lesson to you Myrna Could you teach me to act Mr Dawes - The Barefoot Contessa 00:10 Could you teach me to act Mr Dawes But what I tell Maria to do she will do - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 But what I tell Maria to do she will do But I have a sixth sense - The Barefoot Contessa 00:08 But I have a sixth sense But to a girl with nothing a man with hundreds - The Barefoot Contessa 00:07 But to a girl with nothing a man with hundreds And as for taxes how many millions have you - The Barefoot Contessa 00:13 And as for taxes how many millions have you Afraid you'll be lonely far away in Hollywood - The Barefoot Contessa 00:20 Afraid you'll be lonely far away in Hollywood 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... 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... 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... 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

Cast

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