Daily Dialogue — December 30, 2015

“To our wonderful … abstaining … womanless Fuhrer, — who rose gloriously from an apprentice painter — to become the world’s greatest battle strategist. Isn’t it true? He’s a great naval expert. Who, in his infinite wisdom … How does it go again? Our great Fuhrer has been showing their English bed-wetter … the cigar-chomping asshole Churchill … where exactly to go and stick his stinking cigars.”

— Das Boot (1981), written by Wolfgang Petersen, based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Drunk. Today’s suggestion by Katha.

Trivia: In the scene in the La Rochelle bar, Otto Sander (Thomsen) was really drunk.

Dialogue on Dialogue: Commentary by Katha: “Drunk and children tell the truth. It seems to get quite delicate for Thomson. When the situation gets tense his speech goes in a totally different direction. And he plays the drunk-head very realistically (or has been drunk as the rumor says).”