Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Salvador Godínez: Old Missionary

Quotes 

• Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : How can anyone learn patriotism from a school book?

  Young Missionary : The Government requires it.

  Old Missionary : The natives get used to it. Like vaccination.

  Young Missionary : The children already feel like little Peruvians. The other day I asked them, "Are you Indians?" "No," they said, "not we, the ones up the river, they are Indians." And then I asked. "What are Indians?" "They said to me "Indians are people who can't read and who don't know how to wash their clothes."

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : And what about the older people?

  Old Missionary : Well, we can't seem to cure them of the idea that our everyday life is only an illusion, behind which lies the reality of dreams.

  Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' : Actually, I'm very interested in these ideas. I specialise in opera myself.