everything is always a joke

Les Amants Du Pont-neuf (1991)

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Director: Leos Carax

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Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier

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“The people in your dreams, you should call them when you're awake. It would make life simpler.”

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

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Director: Yimou Zhang

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Cinematography: Lun Yang, Fei Zhao

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◽“Rich man? If you marry a rich man, you will only be his concubine.”

◾“Let me be a concubine. Isn't that the fate of a woman?”

Saltburn (2023)

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Director: Emerald Fennell

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Cinematography: Linus Sandgren

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”Is there really ever such a thing as an accident, Elspeth? I don't know. Accidents are for people like you. For the rest of us, there's work. And unlike you, I actually know how to work.”

Challengers (2024)

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American Honey (2016)

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The Irishman (2019)

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Director: Martin Scorsese

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Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto

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“Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead.”

My Blueberry Nights (2007)

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Director: Kar-Wai Wong

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Cinematography: Darius Khondji, Pun-Leung Kwan

Saltburn (2023)

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Director: Emerald Fennell

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Cinematography: Linus Sandgren

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“Is there really ever such a thing as an accident, Elspeth? I don't know. Accidents are for people like you. For the rest of us, there's work. And unlike you, I actually know how to work.”

Les Amants Du Pont-neuf (1991)

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Director: Leos Carax

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Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier

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“I want to do a lot of things with you. I really want to.”

Casino (1995)

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Director: Martin Scorsese

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Cinematography: Robert Richardson

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Saltburn (2023)

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Director: Emerald Fennell

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Cinematography: Linus Sandgren

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“We're all cold-blooded. Haven't you noticed?”

Mid90s (2018)

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Director: Jonah Hill

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Cinematography: Christopher Blauvelt

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“That's why we ride a piece of wood, like, what that does to somebody's spirit.”

Malcolm & Marie (2021)

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Director: Sam Levinson

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Cinematography: Marcell Rév

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“Your lack of curiosity is merely an extension of your narcissism, your megalomania, your egotistical view of the world."

Saltburn (2023)

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Director: Emerald Fennell

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Cinematography: Linus Sandgren

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“I wasn't in love with him. I know everyone thought I was. But I wasn't. I loved him, of course.”

Casino (1995)

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Director: Martin Scorsese

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Cinematography: Robert Richardson

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“In Vegas, everybody’s gotta watch everybody else.”

Being John Malkovich (1999)

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Director: Spike Jonze

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Cinematography: Lance Acord

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“There is truth, and there are lies, and art always tells the truth. Even when it's lying.”