“La plume de ma tante.”

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  • March 20, 2013 at 1:31 AM #14141
    jguthrie
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    I always wondered why Reagan utters these words and I believe I know why she does.  She says it mainly because it is one of the first things you learn when learning French, The pen (or quill) of my aunt.  She is trying to show Karras that she has a basic knowledge of the French language.

    March 20, 2013 at 4:50 AM #27005
    granville1
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    Yes, plus she's tormenting Karras by citing a nonsense phrase, i.e., a phrase completely out of context to the questions Karras has been asking her and completely flippant toward Karras' purposes. The demon is letting Karras know it knows foreign languages (French, Latin), and can use them to evade and mock.

    March 20, 2013 at 4:56 AM #27006
    granville1
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    Yes … also, the demon is tormenting Karras by replying in phrases that have no context to the questions he is asking, and are flippant to his purposes. The demon has planted the seeds of belief and doubt in Karras' mind: Regan has unusual verbal powers, and she's using them to keep him off the track. She may or not be supernaturally influenced, but she is aware that her language usage can harrass Karras. Then she displays knowledge of Karras' mother's death, as well as knowledge of his encounter with the “old altar boy”. “La plume de ma tante” is one of the first bombardments the demon launches against Karras.

    March 20, 2013 at 5:02 AM #27007
    granville1
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    Yes…. plus, the demon is tormenting Karras by using the French phrase to throw him off track and show utter disrespect to his purposes. It's one of the demons first bombardments launched against Karras. There is also the speaking in Latin and the demon's knowledge that Karras' mother has died, and the demon's knowledge of Karras' encounter with that “old altar boy”. The demon draws first blood and continues to increase the tension, verbally and physically.

    March 20, 2013 at 8:15 PM #27015
    ReganMacNeilfan
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    She is also getting the thoughts from his mind too. 🙂 I hope I got that correct. Lol

    March 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM #27016
    ReganMacNeilfan
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    Test too

    March 20, 2013 at 9:24 PM #27018
    granville1
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    Hey everyone – sorry for the multiple posts above 🙁

     

    I couldn't get anything to post so I tried several times. Apparently they are now all there. Sorry for the mess.

    March 20, 2013 at 9:26 PM #27019
    ReganMacNeilfan
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    I am sorry too. Having the same issue. 🙁

    March 21, 2013 at 2:10 AM #27022
    granville1
    Participant

    Sorry to hear it 🙁

    I'm posting this just in case it will let me thru this time.

    March 21, 2013 at 2:13 AM #27023
    ReganMacNeilfan
    Participant

    Sorry to hear it 🙁

    I’m posting this just in case it will let me thru this time.

    I can see your post.

    March 21, 2013 at 7:06 AM #27024
    granville1
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    My post finally came thru, and I can see yours … don't know why the massive delay …

    March 21, 2013 at 9:03 AM #27027
    ReganMacNeilfan
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    Same me neither. Lol

    Anyway that is a good scene too. 🙂

    March 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM #27030
    melisa08
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    I'm french everybody, but at the beginning I didn't think she was talking in French Cool

    March 23, 2013 at 2:52 PM #27062
    ian.von.battenberg
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    I thought it was a nod to the story of R. Mannheim? He was apparently haunted by his aunt, was he not?

    March 23, 2013 at 3:00 PM #27008
    Jason Stringer
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    This conversation has always fascinated me. I recently made this translation video:

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