Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Claudia Cardinale: Molly

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• Don Aquilino : Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry. This gentleman is harmless. He's just had a, a soul-stirring experience.

  Rubber Baron : Sir. My servants will conduct you to the kitchen. My dogs' cook will prepare you a meal. Thank you very much, sir. You were superb.

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : To your dogs' cook.

  [downs champagne glass] 

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : To Verdi.

  [downs champagne glass] 

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : To Rossini.

  [downs champagne glass] 

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : To Caruso.

  [downs champagne glass] 

  Rubber Baron : [picks up champagne glass]  To Fitzcarraldo, the Conquistador of the Useless!

  [raises glass] 

  Rubber Baron : Cheers!

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : As true as I am standing here, one day I shall bring grand opera to Iquitos. I will outgut you. I will outnumber you. I will outbillion you. I will outrubber you. I will outperform you. Sir, the reality of your world is nothing more than a rotten caricature of great opera.

  Molly : Fitz, Fitz, let's go. This man is no opponent. He's as dead as a doornail.

  Rubber Baron : Madam, I'm still standing firm on both my legs.

  Molly : You're a big game hunter, aren't you?

  Rubber Baron : What's that got to do with it?

  Molly : Then you should know: When you shoot an elephant, he sometimes stays on his legs for ten days before he topples over. Good night!

• Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : I'm doing all this because I have one dream. The opera. The great opera in the jungle.

  Molly : Fitzcarraldo will build it and Caruso will sing at the premiere. It's only the dreamers who move mountains.

• [first lines] 

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : Come on, we are late!

  Molly : As long as we're doing it, let's do it in style. A few in minutes more.

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : We're going to miss Caruso!

• Notary : Can I ask you a question of a personal nature? Do you really know what you're doing?

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : We're gonna do what nobody's ever done.

  Molly : We're going to be very, very rich.