Marion Cotillard credited as playing...
Marianne Beauséjour
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- Marianne Beausejour: [in her letter] My dearest Anna, I'm writing this on a Sunday night in London. If you're reading this, then you barely knew me, and may have no memory of who I am. I am your mother. You were born in an air raid in the middle of a war to two people who loved each other. Our year together in the house in the Hamsted has been the happiest of my life. Today you took your first steps. I'm so grateful that I saw you walk for the first time with your father by my side. Max, my love, you are my world. I hope you will be able to forgive me. And I hope you make it to Medicine Hat. I have a picture of it in my mind. And I pray Anna's eyes will see it. My beautiful daughter, I love you with all my heart. I hope you will live your life in peace. I rest knowing that your father will take good care of you. I remain your loving mother, Marianne Vatan.
- Max Vatan: What are you doing?
- Marianne Beausejour: [blouse unbuttoned] Testing you. The way you tested me. I know you're armed with a weapon, Mr. Vatan, I'm just checking your safety catch is engaged.
- Max Vatan: [scoffs]
- Marianne Beausejour: There, we had our first fight. Now we're okay then, yes?
- Max Vatan: Marianne, we both know people fucked each other, and they fucked up, and now they're fucking dead.
- Marianne Beausejour: Well, that's a lot of fucks.
- Max Vatan: Fasten your goddamn buttons.
- Marianne Beausejour: [buttoning her blouse] Actually, Max, the mistakes people make in these situations isn't fucking. It's a feeling.
- Marianne Beausejour: What did he say about me?
- Max Vatan: He said you were beautiful. And good.
- Marianne Beausejour: Being good at this kind of work is not very beautiful.
- Marianne Beausejour: The guns will be taped under the table champagne table. The Ambassador arrives at precisely at 08:30.
- Max Vatan: If he's late?
- Marianne Beausejour: He's German, he'll be on time.
- Marianne Beausejour: The neighbors will find it curious if I don't come to visit you on your first night. I told Madame Torgenot, and Madame Petite all about you. They'll be very excited. They'll guess that the sex is already over.
- Max Vatan: And it was great by the way.
- Marianne Beausejour: Then - you went to the roof. I missed you because I've been sleeping alone for so many months. So I came up to tell you I love you.
- Max Vatan: You're very thorough.
- Marianne Beausejour: That's why I'm still alive.
- Marianne Beausejour: When will you be back?
- Max Vatan: You know I don't know.
- Marianne Beausejour: What the hell is it that's so important?
- Max Vatan: Liberating your country.
- Max Vatan: A lot of jealous guys giving me the evil eye.
- Marianne Beausejour: It's because they know I'm in love with you. It's very obvious.
- Max Vatan: You look beautiful.
- Marianne Beausejour: You already told me that. Can you even see me?
- Max Vatan: Not really.