Ballerina (2016)
Carly Rae Jepsen: Odette
Quotes
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Odette : [places a bell on a tree branch] Jump and ring the bell.
Felicie : Why?
Odette : Just do it.
Felicie : You don't want me to dance?
Odette : No talking. Jump and ring the bell.
[Felicie obeys]
Odette : Again.
Felicie : You said we were going to train.
Odette : This is it. Again.
[Felicie shrugs, then jumps and rings the bell again]
Odette : Felicie, you lack precision and finesse. You have little or no sense of rhythm. You're without balance, grace, and charm.
[as she says this, she pours water around Felicie, creating a puddle]
Felicie : [lightheartedly] Come on! You can't tell all that from one jump! Can you?
[Odette doesn't answer; Felicie hangs her head in shame]
Felicie : You can.
Odette : On the good side, you have the energy of a bullet. But you also have the lightness of a depressed elephant.
Felicie : [surprised] Hey! Mérante used exactly the same phrase!
Odette : After ten years of cleaning, you pick stuff up. Okay, now jump up, ring this bell, land, and do not splash the water.
Felicie : [looking down at her reflection in the puddle] That's impossible.
Odette : [whispers] I thought it was your dream to dance.
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Regine : [to Odette, as she and Felicie are cleaning the stairs] Get up.
Odette : [meekly] Yes, ma'am.
[gets up, but keeps her head down]
Regine : [referring to Felicie] Who is this?
Odette : No one. She helps.
Regine : YOU feed her. Out of YOUR wages.
Odette : Yes, ma'am.
Regine : I want you to air and press the linen.
[whispers]
Regine : NOW.
[Odette leaves. Regine looks down at Felicie coldly. A visibly frightened Felicie resumes cleaning the stairs]
Regine : It's not clean.
[purposely pushes the bucket of scrubbing water with her foot; the water spills down the steps, much to Felicie's shock]
Regine : Oops! Oh, look what you did.
[smiles wickedly and leaves]
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Odette : No matter what happens, never give up on your dreams.
