# Filth and Wisdom

Filth and Wisdom is a 2008 film about three flatmates living desperate lives in London.
    Directed by Madonna. Written by Madonna and Dan Cadan.

## A.K.

* You know, in my country there is a saying: "If you want to reach the sky - fuck a duck and try to fly."
* When I die, I'm going to go straight to Heaven. And you are going to ask me why. Did I pray enough? No. Did I share enough? Not really. Was I humble enough? Definitely not. So what makes you so sure you're going straight to Heaven, you ask. And I will tell you: because I told the truth.
* Only when you eat a lemon do you appreciate what sugar is. Life is a paradox. But is it really? Is the contradictions in and around us really a form of dissonance, or just another word for "accord" in a language we are yet to discover? A language we are yet to learn. A language we have been deprived of. We live in a mistaken world, and it doesn't have to be so. You can be an academic and come to this realization by reading books, or you can discover this new rebel intelligence by waking up in your own vomit. Either way, you cannot lose. Without filth, there can be no wisdom. Without darkness, no light.
* There is duality in everything.But perhaps I should ask myself this question: Am I consciously or unconsciously, actively or passively, collaborating at this very moment with some behavior that is destined to wreak havoc on another human being?
* Humanity seems to be divided into two categories. People trying to be good and people trying to be bad, but personally I don't see so much difference.If you spend your whole life as a saint, eventually you will crave the opposite and the filth will appear as an oasis in the desert but if you spend your life in the gutter, sooner or later you will be searching for wisdom. Like a pig sniffing for truffles.
* You know, in my country there is a saying: "He, who licks the knives, soon will cut his tongue"
* I don't mean to be rude, but if you love word so much, how could you stop writing?
* The last time a man put his hand on me did not end very nicely.
* Nobody gives a fuck about ballet.
* You know, in my country we have a saying: "A man without a mustache, is like a woman with a mustache"
* Envelopes, envelopes... everybody's getting envelopes...where the fuck is my envelope?
* In my country we have a saying: "If the demon is powerless send him a woman."

## Other

* Professor Flynn: The road to success is paved with humiliation. The sooner you accept that, the easier the journey will get.
* Francine: Honey, you show me a beautiful girl and I'll show you a man who's tired of fucking her.

## Dialogue

    A.K.: There is more to love than words.
    Professor: For instance?
    A.K.: For instance a back of a woman's neck.
    Professor: But you need words to tell me that.
    Harry Beechman: What time is it, Ade?
    DJ: Tic tac it's a drink o'clock
    Holly: What color is my hair?
    Professor Flynn: Uh, that's a tough one. Let me see, I have to guess...uhhhhh...Blond?
    Holly: No I'm not. I'm brunette.
    Professor Flynn: You're not clever enough to be a brunette!

## Cast

* Ade – DJ
* Olegar Fedoro – A.K.'s Father
* Eugene Hütz – A.K.
* Holly Weston – Holly
* Vicky McClure – Juliette
* Richard E. Grant – Professor Flynn
* Stephen Graham – Harry Beechman
* Inder Manocha – Sardeep
* Shobu Kapoor – Sardeep's wife
* Elliot Levey – Businessman
* Clare Wilkie – Chloe
* Hannah Walters – Businessman's wife

## External links

* Filth and Wisdom quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Filth and Wisdom at Allmovie
* Filth and Wisdom at Mojo
* Filth and Wisdom at Rotten Tomatoes