Daily Dialogue — September 20, 2014

Jerry: The fact is I can’t understand why she felt it necessary… after all these years… to tell you so suddenly. Last night?
Robert: [surprised] Last night?
Jerry: Without consulting me.. without warning me, after all, you and me… 
Robert: She didn’t tell me last night.
Jerry: What do you mean? I know about last night. She told me. You were up all night. 
Robert: That’s correct.
Jerry: And she told you last night about her and me?
Robert: No, she didn’t. She didn’t tell me last night. She told me about you and her four years ago.

— Betrayal (1983), screenplay by Harold Pinter based on his own play

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Adultery.

Trivia: The original Broadway production of “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter opened January 5, 1980 at the Trafalgar Theatre and ran for 170 performances.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Betrayal is a fascinating movie in that the entire story is told from the husband’s point of view, with the scenes in precise reverse chronological order. The beginning of the movie is the end of the affair. The end of the movie is when the future lovers first meet.