Unofficial flag of the Vichy regime.
The map of the occupied France, with Vichy in yellow.
- “If you are so desperate for a French girlfriend... I suggest you try Vichy.”
- ―Shosanna Dreyfus
Vichy France is the common name of the regime run by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, although its official name was the French State.
In Inglourious Basterds[]
After rejecting Frederick Zoller's attempts to engage a conversation, Shosanna tells the young German soldier that if he wants a French girlfriend, he should try Vichy, presumably telling him to screw a collaborator French girl and leave her alone.
A map of France showing the Vichy regime is seen in the large hall of the English country estate.
Trivia[]
- Shosanna sarcastically invites Zoller to go to Vichy if it is so interested in having a French girlfriend. After the armistice signed by France and Germany 22 June 1940, the French territory was divided into two parts: the northern part was occupied by Germany while the southern part remained independent and the city of Vichy became the seat of the new government. In reality, the "Republic of Vichy" was independent from Germany on paper, since it was actually a puppet state maneuvered in all respects by the Third Reich. Shosanna basically tells Zoller to go an screw a collaborator or a whore or both.
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