Kaduna

Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973)

Actors: Elizabeth Taylor (actress), Ann Skinner (miscellaneous crew), Richard Burton (actor), John Bloom (editor), Gabriele Ferzetti (actor), Barry Foster (actor), Waris Hussein (director), Stanley Myers (composer), Patrick Dromgoole (producer), Rudolph Walker (actor), Thomas Baptiste (actor), John Hopkins (writer), Ronald Radd (actor), John Heyman (producer), John Heyman (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: A two-part film, actually two concurrent stories, that reveals the dissolution of an 18-year marriage from two points of view. The stories are set in Rome, where the wealthy Martin and Jane Reynolds meet by chance after a two-year separation. In the first of the two stories, Martin has returned to Rome on business, representing an African managerial firm. Martin remembers his marriage as a rather sado-masochistic union. Part two examines the marriage from Jane's point of view, focusing more on the family life, on how the children have been scarred by the crumbling marriage.

Keywords: battle-of-the-sexes, divorce, dysfunctional-marriage, failing-marriage, husband-wife-relationship, marriage, wife-and-husband-lead-actors
Genres: Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

[first lines]::Judith Reynolds: Daddy!::Martin Reynolds: Darling! How you've grown! Is Mummy in?::Judith Reynolds: Mummy isn't here. She went out.::Martin Reynolds: Didn't she get my cable?

Franca: I'm the children's nanny.::Martin Reynolds: How do you do? I had expected Mrs. Reynolds to be here. When do you expect her back?::Franca: She didn't tell me. Will you take Judith out?::Martin Reynolds: Yes, of course.::Franca: Would you prefer it if I came with you? Mrs. Reynolds thought that if I...::Judith Reynolds: Oh, no, Franca. I'll behave myself, I promise.

Franca: Judith, will you come down?::Judith Reynolds: Come and get me.::Franca: Judith, come down!::Judith Reynolds: Come and get me! [Franca looks at Martin, who shrugs]::Franca: Judith, come on now.::Judith Reynolds: [laughing] Come up here, Franca. Daddy wants to see you play in the water.::Franca: Now you're just being silly, showing off in front of your father. You wouldn't disobey me if your mother was here.

Judith Reynolds: I had a lovely time.::Martin Reynolds: So did I.::Judith Reynolds: Will I see you tomorrow?::Martin Reynolds: Of course. As long as I'm here.::Judith Reynolds: How long?::Martin Reynolds: Well, I don't know.::Judith Reynolds: Sort of?::Franca: Judith, you haven't to make such a nuisance.

Judith Reynolds: I'm not asleep.::Jane Reynolds: Oh, yes, you are. Do you know what time it is?::Judith Reynolds: Have you seen Daddy?::Jane Reynolds: What time did you go to bed?::Judith Reynolds: Have you? Ask him to come home.::Jane Reynolds: You just settle down and go to sleep.::Judith Reynolds: He'd come home, I know he would, if you asked him. [Peggy comes in]::Peggy: We don't want him to come home. It isn't his home, we don't want him here.::Jane Reynolds: Peggy, for heaven's sake!

Peggy: Where have you been? Why are you so late?::Jane Reynolds: Well, you didn't have to wait up for me.::Peggy: I couldn't sleep.::Judith Reynolds: I want Daddy to come home!::Peggy: Have you seen him?::Jane Reynolds: I don't think that's any of your business, either one of you.::Peggy: [shouting] Have you seen Daddy?::Jane Reynolds: No.

Peggy: Will he come back and live with us?::Jane Reynolds: Do you want him to?::Peggy: Sometimes I think yes, but then... why did he go away? If only I knew. Do you know? Was it something I did?::Jane Reynolds: No, nothing you did, believe me.::Peggy: Why did he go away?::Jane Reynolds: Why don't you ask him?::Peggy: I don't want to see him.

Tommy Reynolds: Did you go back to his hotel?::Jane Reynolds: What? Why should I?::Tommy Reynolds: You're still married.::Jane Reynolds: Not so you'd notice.::Tommy Reynolds: You still call yourself Mrs. Reynolds.::Jane Reynolds: Only when I sign checks.::Tommy Reynolds: Are you going to see him again?::Jane Reynolds: I don't know.

Judith Reynolds: Mummy, Franca says I can't phone Daddy.::Jane Reynolds: What do you want to talk to him for?::Judith Reynolds: He said I could have lunch with him today.::Jane Reynolds: You're going to school.::Judith Reynolds: Tommy's having lunch with him.::Jane Reynolds: Tommy is seventeen and he doesn't go to school.::Judith Reynolds: It's not fair! I want to have lunch with Daddy!::Jane Reynolds: Well, you can't!

Judith Reynolds: All right! All bloody right!::Jane Reynolds: [shocked] Judith!