Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Elizabeth Moody: Miss Waller
Quotes
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Juliet Hulme : [Juliet has just arrived at her new school. For French class she has taken the name Antoinette] Excuse me, Miss Waller, you've made a mistake. "Je doutais qu'il vienne" is in fact the spoken subjunctive.
Miss Waller : It is customary to stand when addressing a teacher,
[pause]
Miss Waller : Antoinette.
Juliet Hulme : [stands] You should have written "vînt".
Miss Waller : I must have copied it incorrectly from my notes.
Juliet Hulme : [stands] You don't need to apologise, Miss Waller. I found it frightfully difficult myself until I got the hang of it.