Daily Dialogue — November 12, 2011
MISS LUCY: The problem is that you have been told, and not told. That is what I’ve seen while I’ve been here. You have been told, but none of you really understand. So I’ve decided I’ll talk to you in a way that you will understand.
Beat.
MISS LUCY (CONT’D): Do you know what happens to children when they grow up?
Silence.
MISS LUCY (CONT’D): No — you don’t. Because nobody knows.
On ARTHUR.
MISS LUCY (CONT’D): They might grow up to become actors, and move to America. Or they might work in supermarkets, or teach in schools. They might become sportsmen, or bus conductors, or racing car drivers. They might do almost anything.
Beat.
MISS LUCY (CONT’D): But with you, we do know. None of you will go to America. None of you will work in supermarkets. None of you will do anything, except live out the life that has already been set out for you.
— Miss Lucy (Sally Hawkins), Never Let Me Go (2010), screenplay by Alex Garland, based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is telling the truth, suggested by Teddy Pasternak who also suggested “Never Let Me Go.”
Trivia: Carey Mulligan had to learn how to drive for this movie and did a two-week intensive course but failed the driving test. The production team had to shoot the scene on a private road, where she was allowed to get behind the wheel.
Dialogue On Dialogue: Exposition can often be the death of a scene. When used as revelation, it can also give power to a scene.
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