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The Joke (1969)

Josef Somr: Ludvík Jahn

The Joke

Josef Somr credited as playing...

Ludvík Jahn

Quotes10

  • Ludvík Jahn: It's an odd thing: when you feel hatred for a woman, you suddenly begin to observe her as intently as if you loved her.
  • Ludvík Jahn: Markéta was like the spirit of the times: naive, joyful, and strict. And I tried in vain to have her.
  • Ludvík Jahn: Why do you need the freedom?
  • Kostka: Why do you?
  • Ludvík Jahn: Because I'm a womanizer.
  • Ludvík Jahn: Optimism is the opiate of the masses. A refreshing spirit reeks of idiocy.
  • Ludvík Jahn: It wasn't love. It was malice.
  • Cenek: [referencing a mural he'd painted] Well, gentlemen, this is Alenka. She had her way with me when I was 16. She was an officer's prissy wife so she'd feel completely at home here. Here's another I did of her for you from behind. You see her royal backside, an imperial object. She truly loved it to be beaten. And I, fool that I was, didn't understand why.
  • Ludvík Jahn: Why?
  • Cenek: I know her by heart. She stood in the middle of the studio naked while her mother waited to hurry her home. That one, she was a whore. Oh, man! See that dot. It's from a cigarette. You see, gentlemen, this lady's sex was like an accordion. We could all fit in there with our wives and kids and grandparents.
  • Ludvík Jahn: I'm so glad to see someone again who has a flat chest and a deep voice.
  • [last lines]
  • Ludvík Jahn: You ass, it's not you I wanted to hit.
  • Ludvík Jahn: Helena, undress. Undress.
  • Helena Zemánková: No, don't look at me. Don't look at me, please.
  • Ludvík Jahn: I want to see you.
  • Helena Zemánková: It's so bright in here.
  • Ludvík Jahn: That's a good thing. Undress.
  • Helena Zemánková: Ludvik. Ludvik. Come over here. Right now.
  • Helena Zemánková: Pour me a drink. Pour me a drink. I want to be happy.
  • Ludvík Jahn: You don't need vodka for that.
  • Helena Zemánková: I just want some.

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