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"The Remains of the Day" quotes

The Remains of the Day poster
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

Director: James Ivory
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 1993
MetaScore: 86/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: $23,237,911
Released: 19 Nov 1993
Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. 17 wins & 41 nominations total

41 Clips

You think it might be a fantasy - The Remains of the Day 00:07 You think it might be a fantasy But I just don't see how we can associate ourselves now with the Germans - The Remains of the Day 00:26 But I just don't see how we can associate ourselves now with... What's in that book - The Remains of the Day 00:22 What's in that book I really must ask you please - The Remains of the Day 00:09 I really must ask you please To listen to the gentlemen's conversations would distract me from my work - The Remains of the Day 00:07 To listen to the gentlemen's conversations would distract me... Are you shy about your book No - The Remains of the Day 00:23 Are you shy about your book No I'd be lost without her - The Remains of the Day 00:14 I'd be lost without her My mistake no doubt One of many - The Remains of the Day 00:04 My mistake no doubt One of many A great butler must be possessed of dignity - The Remains of the Day 00:07 A great butler must be possessed of dignity Burned again Yes I'm sorry sir - The Remains of the Day 00:21 Burned again Yes I'm sorry sir Sir quite recently - The Remains of the Day 00:27 Sir quite recently Do you know what I'm doing - The Remains of the Day 00:08 Do you know what I'm doing We have some refugee girls on the staff at the moment I believe - The Remains of the Day 00:54 We have some refugee girls on the staff at the moment I... But still there are times - The Remains of the Day 00:17 But still there are times No I'm glad to be out of it I can tell you - The Remains of the Day 00:42 No I'm glad to be out of it I can tell you Well done - The Remains of the Day 00:03 Well done Have you told her yet - The Remains of the Day 00:13 Have you told her yet Stevens I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do - The Remains of the Day 01:08 Stevens I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask... You're saying that Elsa and Irma are to be dismissed because they're Jewish - The Remains of the Day 00:44 You're saying that Elsa and Irma are to be dismissed because... Each one of you has his own particular duty - The Remains of the Day 00:23 Each one of you has his own particular duty I don't know what my future is - The Remains of the Day 00:17 I don't know what my future is But I regard this room as my private place of work - The Remains of the Day 00:16 But I regard this room as my private place of work Oh Mr Stevens I so often think of the good old days - The Remains of the Day 00:18 Oh Mr Stevens I so often think of the good old days You speak of Jews and Gypsies - The Remains of the Day 00:31 You speak of Jews and Gypsies No no Yes I am a coward - The Remains of the Day 00:44 No no Yes I am a coward You don't like having pretty girls on the staff - The Remains of the Day 00:40 You don't like having pretty girls on the staff People always cheer when they turn the lights on in the evening every time - The Remains of the Day 00:18 People always cheer when they turn the lights on in the... If a mistake was to be made - The Remains of the Day 00:06 If a mistake was to be made If two members of stuff had to fall in love and decide to get married - The Remains of the Day 00:14 If two members of stuff had to fall in love and decide to... Calling Lord Darlington an Amateur - The Remains of the Day 00:11 Calling Lord Darlington an Amateur You have my warmest congratulations - The Remains of the Day 00:12 You have my warmest congratulations But I am unable to be of assistance in this matter - The Remains of the Day 00:07 But I am unable to be of assistance in this matter There was this English butler out in India - The Remains of the Day 01:11 There was this English butler out in India And international affairs should never be run by gentlemen amateurs - The Remains of the Day 00:37 And international affairs should never be run by gentlemen... Is that or is it not the wrong chinaman - The Remains of the Day 00:23 Is that or is it not the wrong chinaman Why do you always have to hide what you feel - The Remains of the Day 00:07 Why do you always have to hide what you feel I'm sorry sir I was too busy serving - The Remains of the Day 00:07 I'm sorry sir I was too busy serving You know what I am doing - The Remains of the Day 00:08 You know what I am doing Why won't you show me your book - The Remains of the Day 00:11 Why won't you show me your book In my philosophy - The Remains of the Day 00:21 In my philosophy This is my private time - The Remains of the Day 00:26 This is my private time

Cast

Auctioneer - John Haycraft
Lewis - Christopher Reeve
Stevens - Anthony Hopkins
Miss Kenton - Emma Thompson
Landlady - Caroline Hunt
All Cast