The Fire Within (1963)
Jean-Paul Moulinot: Dr. La Barbinais
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Quotes
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Dr. La Barbinais : You still have feelings of anxiety?
Alain Leroy : It's not feelings of anxiety, Doctor. It's a single feeling of constant anxiety.
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Dr. La Barbinais : Life's good.
Alain Leroy : Good for what?
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Dr. La Barbinais : It will gradually let up. A matter of willpower.
Alain Leroy : A contradiction, Doctor. How can you talk about my willpower? That's where my sickness lies. That's what you're treating.
Dr. La Barbinais : You weren't always this way.
Alain Leroy : What do you mean?
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Dr. La Barbinais : Send her a telegram. Tell her to take the next plane. Take her down south. Or somewhere else. Anywhere but Paris. American women are strong and healthy. She'll help you forget.
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Dr. La Barbinais : Some small-town professor who posits Ricine's world against that of Proust, Cocteau, Genet. The prig should read la Palatine.
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Dr. La Barbinais : I can't keep you here without reason.
Alain Leroy : Doctor, I'll start again. If I leave, I'll start drinking again. Sooner or later.