THE LIBERTINE
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Title: The Libertine
Year: 2004 Johnny Depp plays: Rochester Directed by: Laurence Dunmore Written by: Stephen Jeffreys (play/screenplay) Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R Runtime: 114 minutes |
PLOT
The story of the 17th century poet John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Second Earl of Rochester, who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
QUOTES
Rochester: That would not be appropriate for a man of breeding.
[Throws food at his mother]
Rochester: How old are you, Mr. Downs?
Billy Downs: Eighteen, my lord.
Rochester: Young man, you will die of this company. Do not laugh, I'm
serious.
Rochester: And yet you do not draw the moral of the incident.
Billy Downs: Which is?
Rochester: That any experiment of interest in life will be carried out at
your own expense. Mark it well.
Rochester: This is your first season on the London stage?
Elizabeth Barry: It is, my lord.
Rochester: Mrs. Barry, you must acquire the trick of ignoring those who
do not like you. In my experience, those who do not like you fall into two
categories: The stupid and the envious. The stupid will like you in five years
time. The envious, never.
Rochester: If you had ever loved a man, you would say that speech with
regret because you would fear the loss of him.
Elizabeth Barry: And supposing I have loved?
Rochester: Then show me in the speech.
