A Dandy in Aspic (1968)

Eberlin: You know, one thing about this damned profession - you're constantly being reminded of it. I feel like a whore in a creaking bed.

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Gatiss: I don't like you, Eberlin. I don't like you because you're weak and dishonest. But even more, I don't like you because you're frightened of me, and that disturbs me. I want to know why. You can tell me; I'm a very understanding man.
Eberlin: You haven't got an ounce of understanding or emotion in your body. You died the moment you were born. And when your heart finally stops beating, it'll be a mere formality.

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Caroline: I'm an existentialist.
Eberlin: Uh - you're a what?
Caroline: I'm an ext - isn't that the right word?
Eberlin: I would say "exhibitionist" is more to the point.
Caroline: What's an existentialist, then?
Eberlin: Well, it's slightly more complex than romping around naked.

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Writer Derek Marlowe once said of actor Laurence Harvey's partial direction of this movie: "He directed his own mis-talent, changed it and the script - which is rather like Mona Lisa touching up her portrait while Leonardo is out of the room".
Final film of director Anthony Mann.
Laurence Harvey received top / first billing, Tom Courtenay received second billing and Mia Farrow received third billing.
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