A Royal Scandal (1945)

Vincent Price: Marquis de Fleury

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Quotes 

• Marquis de Fleury : Monsieur: the wig is the essence of our civilisation, it is the symbol of our century, it is the rococo of the rococo.

• Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch : My dear marquis, I'm so embarrassed. A perfect stranger coming out of the wall.

  Marquis de Fleury : Oh, please do not even mention. In Paris nothing but secret entrances. Only the husbands and servants use the regular doors. In the salon of Madame du Barry, you can see the best people coming out of the book shelves.

• [last lines] 

  Catherine the Great : I'm lonely Marquis.

  Marquis de Fleury : I do not dare to compare myself to Your Majesty but me, I'm lonely too...

• Marquis de Fleury : I have seen portraits, many many of Your Majesty and I have heard glowing reports of the beauties and charms of Your Majesty. But the palette of the painter has not colours enough to paint and the lyre of the poet has strings not tender enough to sing about the beauty which my eyes have the good fortune to dazzle at.

  Catherine the Great : Thank you Monsieur Le Marquis, but I want you to know that compliments of that kind don't mean very much in Russia.

  Marquis de Fleury : Your Majesty - they don't mean anything in France - it's just our French way of saying hello.