Death of a Cyclist (1955)
Carlos Casaravilla: Rafael Sandoval
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Quotes
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Rafael Sandoval : Have you seen the paper?
María José de Castro : Anything important?
Rafael Sandoval : Depends what you call important.
María José de Castro : What is it?
Rafael Sandoval : Wait a minute. Not the editorials. The comics are dumb. Sports - nothing. "News in Brief." Here it is. Let's see. Don't you love the News in brief? "House Under Construction Collapses." "Crime of Passion." "Death of a Cyclist." Here it is.
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Miguel Castro : Have you taken up business now?
Rafael Sandoval : Not exactly business. More like a game.
Miguel Castro : A forbidden game?
Rafael Sandoval : A dangerous one.
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María José de Castro : In fairy tales, the evil fairy always asks for three things. What's your third wish?
Rafael Sandoval : You.
María José de Castro : I'll have to tell my husband.
Rafael Sandoval : Just what I intend to do.
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Rafael Sandoval : I am Rafael Sandoval, or Rafa. Good for nothing, but granted entrance to the most exclusive circles. At your charity balls, at parties for wealthy merchants and landowners, I, art critic, represent culture with a capital C. I eat your caviar, drink your whiskey, and smoke your cigarettes. In exchange - and I'm the loser in the bargain - I endure you all.
María José de Castro : And you're bored stiff.
Rafael Sandoval : No, I'm really not. It's fun observing you. I see your sins, classify them, file them away - and wait.
María José de Castro : For what?
Rafael Sandoval : The right moment to act. All the ugly things you hide, I dig them up and lay them before you. It's a means of purification.
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Cristina : [to Miguel] Come. I have some juicy gossip.
Rafael Sandoval : Can't we hear?
Cristina : Gossip is for one person at a time. Group sessions are so tiresome.
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Rafael Sandoval : Your husband tells me you're leaving Madrid very soon.
María José de Castro : That's my plan. Why?
Rafael Sandoval : Just curious. I'd rather you didn't run off. I thought I might...
María José de Castro : What?
Rafael Sandoval : Surprise you.
María José de Castro : You're going to die.
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Rafael Sandoval : Don't touch me! I'm tired of always being your guest. The intelligent and witty guest. Good old Rafa. Nice Rafa. I have the upper hand here! You're all filthy scum, a bunch of selfish pigs! And I know all your dirty secrets!
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Rafael Sandoval : I saw you.5:30pm, the highway to France, in a Fiat, going 60 mph.
María José de Castro : Destination?
Rafael Sandoval : Unknown. Reason for the journey?
María José de Castro : Tourism.
Rafael Sandoval : Anything to declare? Jewels? Drugs? Sins?
María José de Castro : Just personal effects.
Rafael Sandoval : Lovers?
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Rafael Sandoval : Just what is it you want?
María José de Castro : To know.
Rafael Sandoval : To know - abstract art?
María José de Castro : Cold.
Rafael Sandoval : Klee's influence on modern painting?
María José de Castro : Cold.
Rafael Sandoval : What I earn as an art critic.
María José de Castro : Freezing.
Rafael Sandoval : Ho much I like you?
María José de Castro : Warmer.
Rafael Sandoval : What you suspect?
María José de Castro : Hot.
Rafael Sandoval : What I want?
María José de Castro : Sizzling.
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María José de Castro : What else? What else?
Rafael Sandoval : What else?
María José de Castro : Yes, what else?
Rafael Sandoval : What else?
María José de Castro : What else? What else?
