Daily Dialogue — October 16, 2012

Capitán Vidal: I’ll make you a deal. If you can count to three without st-t-uttering you can go. Don’t look at him look at me. Above me there is no one. Garces!
Garcés: Yes Captain?
Capitán Vidal: If I say this asshole can leave would anybody here contradict me?
Garcés: No one Captain. He can leave.
Capitán Vidal: There you have it. Count to three.
El Tarta: One…
Capitán Vidal: Good.
El Tarta: Two…
Garcés: Good — one more and you’re free.
El Tarta: T-t-t-t-t…
Capitán Vidal: Shame.

— Capitán Vidal (Sergi López), Garcés (Manolo Solo), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), written by Guillermo del Toro

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is tongue-tied, suggested by Annika Wood. Today’s suggestion by Dean Scott.

Trivia: Guillermo del Toro is famous for compiling books full of notes and drawings about his ideas before turning them into films, something he regards as essential to the process. He left years worth of notes for this film in the back of a cab, and when he discovered them missing, he thought it was the end of the project. However, the cab driver found them and, realizing their importance, tracked him down and returned them at great personal difficulty and expense. Del Toro was convinced that this was a blessing and it made him ever more determined to complete the film.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary from Dean: “What’s notable about this scene is that this could have been a simple exposition scene, where a rebel is captured by the fascists and tortured. But because the guy has a stutter, we are treated to one of the most dramatic scenes of the whole film.”

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