Daily Dialogue — December 22, 2014

“Elaine! Elaine!”

— The Graduate (1967), screenplay by Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, novel by Charles Webb

Daily Dialogue theme this week: Celebration. Today’s suggestion by ditty1013.

Trivia: None of the older characters has their first name identified in the film; only the younger characters of Benjamin, Elaine and Carl do, increasing the sense of a generation gap.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by ditty1013: I think this scene, which starts out as a celebration, is notable especially for its LACK of dialog, because what is there to be said? Because there’s no dialog (besides Sounds of Silence), you see every thought and emotion pass on their faces as they only begin to digest what it is they’ve done.

If you have a suggestion for this week’s theme, please post in comments.