Daily Dialogue — July 31, 2017

COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: So, what it‘ll be?
NIKO: Coffee, please.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: To go, right? — What kind?
NIKO: Just normal coffee.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: Wanna try something new? Today‘s special is the Marocchino. For 2 Euros extra, you get a doughnut or a seed roll, all homemade and organic.
NIKO: I think I‘ll stick with the coffee.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: Sure, we‘ve got two kinds: the Arabica and the Columbia Morning.
NIKO: Which coffee tastes most like a regular coffee?
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: I like both.
NIKO: Fine, I‘ll take the Columbia.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: The Columbia, then. — You want milk. We‘ve got soy milk.
NIKO: No, thanks.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: Okay, then. Three Euros forty, please.
NIKO: Without today‘s special. Just the coffee.
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: Yes, three forty.
NIKO: Three forty for a regular coffee?
COFFEE-SHOP EMPLOYEE: Yeah, that‘s the Columbia.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012), original title: Oh Boy, written by Jan Ole Gerster

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Transaction, suggested by Gisela Wehrl who also recommended today’s movie.

Trivia: Jan Ole Gerster‘s debut was the unexpected box-office success in Germany 2012 with more than $2mio. It also won the German Film Award for best pictures, best script and best directing 2013.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Gisela: “The original title is “Oh Boy“, but this scene opens the trailer and is the reason they choose “A Coffee in Berlin“ as the movie’s international title.

Short Synopsis: Niko lives for the moment, dreaming, drifting and marvelling until he’s confronted by his girlfriend breaking up with him, his father cutting off his allowance and a psychiatrist confirming his “emotional imbalance”. But all Niko wants is a decent cup of coffee.