White Nights (1957)

Maria Schell: Natalia

Photos 

25 more photos

Quotes 

• Mario : I don't come to places like this anymore. I like to walk around by myself, lost in thought.

  Natalia : So you're a dreamer too.

  Mario : Well, you know how it is. The imagination boils over, like water in a coffee pot. But it's a mistake, because you end up believing there's something real and tangible in your dreams, and you neglect life and reality.

• Mario : Even if we're only friends, must we talk only about your woes? Let's talk about mine as well.

  Natalia : Do you have some?

  Mario : No. But, I could.

• Natalia : Now I can say that I've been dancing.

  Mario : Now I can say that I've been happy.

• Natalia : I don't know you. Please leave me alone.

  Mario : I don't know you either. Allow me to accompany you.

• Mario : I'm sorry. I'm terribly shy. With girls, I mean. I'm not used to - I never know how to talk to them. The women I know...

  Natalia : Women like shy men. And so do I.

  Mario : Really? But, don't tell me that or you'll make me lose my shyness.

• Natalia : We didn't say a word, but for me it was as if we had said it all.

• Natalia : Don't tell me you want to woo me? You're looking at me like a suitor and you can't. After everything I've told you, you mustn't fall in love with me. Besides, you may not get the chance. We may never see each other again.

• Natalia : I've loved him for a whole year. I've never been untrue. Not even in my thoughts. But it all means nothing to him. May God be with him. I want to forget him.

• Mario : What difference does it make if I do tomorrow what I didn't do yesterday?

  Natalia : Exactly. What difference does yesterday or today make?

• Mario : Natalia, look. Look at the sky. It's wonderful. What's happening? It's snowing.

  Natalia : Oh! It's snowing!

  Mario : It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing!

  Natalia : What more could you ask? It's snowing! It's snowing.

• Mario : Just think. The whole city is asleep. They don't know a thing. Soon they'll start to wake up. They'll open their windows and say...

  Natalia : What a lovely day.