Daily Dialogue — November 14, 2013

Conrad “Con” Jarrett: [Berger is pretending to be Buck, Con’s older brother] Bucky, I didn’t mean it! Bucky, I didn’t meant it!
Dr. Berger: What?
Conrad “Con” Jarrett: I said put the sail down, but you said keep it starboard, and then we go over! And you say “Hang on, Hang on!”, but then you let go! Why’d you let go?
Dr. Berger: Because I was tired!
Conrad “Con” Jarrett: Oh yeah? Well screw you, you jerk!
Dr. Berger: [Back in reality] It hurts to be mad at him, doesn’t it?
Conrad “Con” Jarrett: God, I loved him. It’s not fair. You just do one wrong thing.
Dr. Berger: And what was the one wrong thing you did?
Conrad “Con” Jarrett: I hung on. I stayed with the boat.

— Ordinary People (1980), screenplay by Alvin Sargent, novel by Judith Guest

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is therapy, suggested by Despina. Today’s suggestion by @chinnamama.

Trivia: The first film Robert Redford directed.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Yet another psychological breakthrough in a movie therapy scene.