The Housemaid (1960)
Kim Jin-kyu: Dong-sik Kim
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Quotes
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Dong-sik Kim : What does the law state about a man who cheats on his wife?
Lyu : [laughs] Sometimes he can get a lighter sentence than for a traffic violation. Once his wife forgives him, he's acquitted. Just as you wouldn't tell your son you're a murderer of a thief, even between couples some things should be kept secret.
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[first lines]
Dong-sik Kim : Look at this! A man from Gimcheon had an affair with his maid.
Mrs. Kim : Men are such fools. Taking interest in a maid!
Dong-sik Kim : I disagree. Look at us. We're almost totally dependent on our maid. She cooks and washes for us, and is the first person to greet me when I come home from work. She is entirely at our service.
Mrs. Kim : Such thoughts should not be said or considered in our sacred home.
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Dong-sik Kim : Do you remember when you used to come to my room when I was a student?
Mrs. Kim : Your eyes made me want to give you anything.
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Mrs. Kim : It'll get us a television.
Dong-sik Kim : We don't need one. We can just go to the cinema.
Mrs. Kim : When did you ever take me to the cinema? Since you never go out, our home must always be clean.
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Mrs. Kim : [Mr. Kim massaging his wife's leg] I feel better now. Your arms must ache.
Dong-sik Kim : Nothing compared to what women go through.
Mrs. Kim : Now you know. Now do my shoulders.
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Myung-sook : Give me piano lessons and hold me like you held Miss Cho.
Dong-sik Kim : You're out of your mind!
Myung-sook : I don't want to be second to Miss Cho.
[throws herself towards Mr. Kim]
Dong-sik Kim : Let go!
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Dong-sik Kim : Why should I take the blame if some crazy girl kills herself?
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Dong-sik Kim : Darling, will you always be there for me, whatever may happen?
Mrs. Kim : Yes, my body and soul are yours.
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Mrs. Kim : I don't see how a man of good character could lose his head over a maid.
Dong-sik Kim : It's man's greatest weakness. A high mountain challenges him to climb it. A deep lake prompts him to throw a rock into it. And a beautiful girl stirs his most primitive desires.
Mrs. Kim : His most primitive desires? You could say that all men are just beasts.
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Doctor : You're the father, right? I can tell.
Dong-sik Kim : Do I look like him?
Doctor : No. He looks like you!