Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Elizabeth Moody: Miss Waller

Quotes 

• 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.