A garden, enclosed by a high wall. Inside the garden, a fountain. In the fountain, two crystal stones. In the crystals, in reflection, a rose garden. In the midst of the roses, one perfect rosebud.
16 seconds sound clip from the Shadowlands movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:07:40.079 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Now, now... London tomorrow.
- Who are you lecturing, disabled veterans? Church widows?
- Association of Christian Teachers.
(CHURCH BELL TOLLING IN THE DISTANCE)
- Guillaume de Lorris is using the rosebud, of course, as an image. But an image of what?
- Love?
- Untouched? Unopened like a bud?
- What makes it perfect? Come on. Wake up.
- Is it the courtly ideal of love?
- What is that? What is its one essential quality?
- Unattainability. The most intense joy lies not in the having, but in the desiring.
- What was that, Mr. Whistler?
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