The Eagle with Two Heads
1948 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 699 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau
Overview
Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's assassination, longing to join him in death. Stanislas, a poet whose pen name is Azrael, is a suicidal anarchist, his imagination haunted into hate by longing for this queen who's drawn apart. He enters her private quarters intent on killing her then himself, but they fall in love, in part because he looks like the king. Stanislas wants her to regain political power by appearing to the public, and she tries to convince him to find hope and escape. All the while, the queen's enemies plot to keep the lovers together but to thwart their plans.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,081 lines
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00:00:14 THE DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE
00:06:05 That's strange. The only thing I've ever been afraid of is silence.
00:09:04 - Get dressed. - You're horrible!
00:16:06 They say the Queen has gone totally crazy.
00:18:50 But my own etiquette...
00:23:12 Is M. de Foehn downstairs?
00:26:14 I see. They've sealed your lips.
00:29:23 The game's up.
00:32:27 He's a mute.
00:36:14 - But this is an attic! - Didn't I tell you.
00:40:02 I'd like to hear you read something, since you've become my lecteur.
00:43:12 You're not the only one visited by chance.
00:45:38 I've been practicing shooting.
00:48:59 I'm afraid my man-hunt might have caused a lot of disorder and disturbed the ball.
00:51:42 It seemed to me that consideration and politeness didn't exist between us anymore.
00:55:36 Change your whole way of life.
00:59:57 And are you also sure the Queen won't surprise me here?
01:03:19 Such an exercise demands unusual force and flexibility, you'll have to admit that.
01:06:16 and who only wants to take the bad part.
01:09:43 I don't like shouting.
01:12:54 Yes, my love.
01:16:24 I've just seen him. He told me he wants to organize the escort personally.
01:21:28 - Perhaps... - Coward!
01:24:12 As you wish.