French Exit (2020 film)

French Exit (2020 film) French Exit is a 2020 Irish-Canadian black comedy-drama film directed by Azazel Jacobs, based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt. It tells the story of a Manhattan heiress (Michelle Pfeiffer) who moves to Paris with her son (Lucas Hedges) with the little money they have left. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Screenplay by Patrick deWitt. Dialogue thumb|Wait a minute. What do I win? Susan: Well, it's all very moving, I'm sure. Malcolm: What? Susan: Your devotion to a woman who didn't hardly introduce herself to you until you were twelve years old. Your refusal to live beyond the rules she's written for her own benefit. [holds up a flower] You don't bring flowers to someone you're saying goodbye to, Malcolm. [she hands him the flower] Please leave me alone. Franklin: Hey, Malcolm? Malcolm: Yes, Dad? Franklin: What do you think of all this? Malcolm: Of all what? Franklin: Your mother wants to kill your father. Malcolm: Yeah. Franklin: Any thoughts on it? Malcolm: To be honest, Dad, I'd just as soon not get involved. Franklin: Nice. That's nice. That's family for you. Malcolm: [clears his throat] I guess what I really mean to say, dad, is: I don't know that it's fair for you to ask me to weigh in on something so personal as this considering the fact that I don't know who you are, have never known who you are, and not because I didn't want to but because you never so much as parted the curtain for me, never showed me the slightest preference or kindness, even as a child, when I worshipped you and all I ever wished for was for you to take me by the hand and walk me through any motherfucking park, pat me on the fucking head, for Christ’s sake was I that repellent a creature to you? Malcolm: If I win, you take your bag and leave - alone. [Tom beats Malcolm a arm wrestling] Tom: Wait a minute. What do I win? Malcolm: Nothing. Everything's exactly the same as before. Malcolm: Can I ask you a very dramatic question? Frances: Yes. Malcolm: Why did you have me in the first place? Frances: That is dramatic. [pause] It wasn't planned, of course. I thought I couldn't have children, and had never wanted one. Then, when it happened, we thought your presence could help us come together. You were a last ditch effort, in effect. But then, when he saw you, it clarified something for him, and he turned away forever, from you and me both. Malcolm: But I shouldn't hate him. Frances: Your father is an emotional moron, but he isn't evil. Frances: Your wife of long years, who only days earlier wanted to murder you, has experienced a sudden and mysterious shift in feeling for the good. Is that not noteworthy? Franklin: I guess so. But Frances? Frances: Yes? Franklin: I'm a cat. Frances: I know that. Franklin: I'm a cat living under a bench, and it's raining, and I've got worms and fleas and, you know, I'm not much concerned about anything besides the unhappy facts of my horrible -- my truly horrible, miserable fucking existence. Young Malcolm: What was jail like? Frances: Not really very much fun. Young Malcolm: What was the food like? Frances: [smiles] You're getting it. Cast Michelle Pfeiffer as Frances Price Lucas Hedges as Malcolm Price Valerie Mahaffey as Mme. Reynard Imogen Poots as Susan Susan Coyne as Joan Danielle Macdonald as Madeleine the medium Isaach de Bankolé as Julius Daniel Di Tomasso as Tom Tracy Letts as Franklin Price (voice) External links 10279362 French Exit Category:2020 films Category:Films set in New York City Category:Films set in Paris