The Artist Language and Communication Quotes

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Quote #1

GEORGE: I won't talk! I won't say a word!

Even torture can't make George speak. This line is from a scene in his film, but it foreshadows his later silence and makes us ask, where's the line between loyalty and stubbornness?

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Quote #2

In A German Affair, George's character speaks with another actor, but they hold their hands up in front of their mouths so that no one else can read their lips.

Without the visual cues or the inter-titles, we guess it's pretty easy to tell secrets in a silent film.

Language and Communication

Quote #3

Peppy writes "Thank You" on George's dressing room mirror, with the same pencil he uses later to draw on her beauty spot.

Written words, which have a trace that lingers, are sometimes more powerful than spoken ones.

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