He tried to change, tried to resist the usual pattern. He managed to show some restraint. But she, she died in childbirth. [...] And after that he didn't care about anything. It was back to basics.
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Van Helsing Describing the Count. Back to basics could have been read by British audiences as a reference to that policy of the Conservative Party the previous year, and a derogatory reference given the context. But this could have been accidental, given the film was an American production.)
Nadja (holding Lucy's pet tarantula Bela): What does he eat?
Lucy Potatoes. Potato salad. Deer[?]. I tried to teach him French but he wasn't interested.
Nadja Maybe he has a learning disability.
"Deer" is hard to hear, maybe "Beer". Nadja Life is full of pain, my pain is the pain of fleeting joy.
"Deer" is hard to hear, maybe "Beer". Nadja Life is full of pain, my pain is the pain of fleeting joy.
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