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I was watching Carnal Knowledge (1971).
I stumbled across this gem of a scene between Art Garfunkle (Sandy) and Candice Bergen (Susan).
The dialogue was really interesting and I wanted to share it with this forum; I found a copy of the script but I guess they changed it a lot so I just watched the scene again slowly and wrote it out myself.
I think it's a really interesting take on who we are and how we present ourselves.
I stumbled across this gem of a scene between Art Garfunkle (Sandy) and Candice Bergen (Susan).
The dialogue was really interesting and I wanted to share it with this forum; I found a copy of the script but I guess they changed it a lot so I just watched the scene again slowly and wrote it out myself.
Susan: This is the first time I've ever been to a college mixer.
Sandy: Me too, I hate them.
Susan: I hate them too.
Sandy: Such a phony way of meeting people.
Susan: Everybody puts on an act.
Sandy: So even if you meet someone you don't know who you're meeting.
Susan: You're meeting the act.
Sandy: That's right, not the person.
Susan: I'm not sure I agree.
Sandy: With what?
Susan: With what you said.
Sandy: I don't either.
Susan: You don't agree with what you said?
Sandy: How do you feel about it?
Susan: I think people like to think they're putting on an act but it's not an act it's really them, if they think it's an act they feel better because they think they can always change it.
Sandy: You mean they're kidding themselves because it's not really an act.
Susan: Yes it is an act but they're the act the act is them.
Sandy: But if it's them how can it be an act?
Susan: Because they're an act.
Sandy: But they're also real.
Susan: No.
Sandy: You mean I'm not real?
Susan: No.
Sandy: I'm an act.
Susan: It's all right, I'm an act too. Don't you behave differently with different people?
Sandy: No.
Susan: With your family?
Sandy: I thought you meant different people. Well, sure, with my family.
Susan: And with your friends you're another way.
Sandy: Well, sure...
Susan: With your teachers you're still another way so which way is you?
Sandy: When you put it that way.
I think it's a really interesting take on who we are and how we present ourselves.