Young Catherine (1991 TV Movie)
Marthe Keller: Johanna
Quotes
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Johanna : Marriage? Sophie and the Grand Duke Peter of Russia. He will be Emperor. Our little Sophie will be Empress. I'll be grandmother to a future Czar of all the Russias. I'll be...
Catherine's Father : You're getting rather ahead of yourself. It seems she - she's simply goods on approval.
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Catherine's Father : The Empress might not like her. Sophie might not like the Grand Duke. It might even mean she would have to change her faith.
Johanna : That wouldn't be the end of the world.
Catherine's Father : It might be the end of her soul.
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Johanna : She has a gown for the banquet tonight and she wanted to try it on.
Frederick the Great : Ah, clothes. That's all you women ever think about. I'm right. I'm right, Christian. I don't care if she's wearing a sheet, I want to see her!
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Catherine : May I try a little vodka, Mama?
Johanna : Certainly not!
Count Gregory Orlov : It would do her good, Your Highness. With a little water, of course. We have an old Russian toast: May your heart be light and your purse be heavy.