Hotel Splendide (2000)
Hugh O'Conor: Stanley Smith
Quotes
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Stanley Smith : Desmond's brother, Ronald, is a cook and has created a distinct cuisine based on seaweed and eels.
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[first lines]
Stanley Smith : [narration] The Hotel Splendide is a unique and marvelous place. It's an ideal spot to rest or convalesce, with full hydro-spa facilities, no shortage of fresh fish, and a friendly family atmosphere, which hasn't change since Mrs. Blanche died last year.
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Stanley Smith : There's a time and a place for everything, Dezmond. That's the beauty of routine.
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Stanley Smith : Odor sharper than a serpent's tooth. A simple omelet can be a dangerous thing in the right hands.
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Stanley Smith : The great thing about the Chinese language is that the word for crisis also means opportunity. What I want to know is, if being gassed to death by your own waste counts as opportunity.
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Dezmond Blanche : *This* is a desecration of our regime.
Stanley Smith : *This* is our sister's wake.
[continues dancing]
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Stanley Smith : Continuity, or change. I think sometimes change begins with a fellow there. A sound you've heard 100 times seems different, and in a moment, the world's turned upside down