The ugly is very appealing to man. It's a matter of taste. No. It's instinct. One shrinks...

Louis XI, King of France:
The ugly is very appealing to man.
Frollo:
It's a matter of taste.
Louis XI, King of France:
No. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly and wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.
Frollo:
Only the mob, sire.
Louis XI, King of France:
Think so? Look at our friends
[indicating Nobles and royal courtiers]

Louis XI, King of France:
. The don't look exactly uninterested.

Transcript:
The ugly is very appealing to man. - It's a matter of taste. - No, it's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror. Only the mob, sire. Think so? Look at our friends. They don't look exactly uninterested. - Horrible. - That's the prettiest ugliness I've ever seen. - Awful. - Beautiful. - What? - That girl. What a beauty. I've never seen her before. Have you? She is pretty.

Clip duration: 54 seconds
Views: 164
Timestamp in movie: 00:00:00
Uploaded: 12 December, 2020
Genres: drama, romance
Summary: In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.