A Childhood Friend [1980]
Original
Résumé This hyperrealistic comedy, set in a suburban backyard, takes a ruthless look at the reunion of two childhood friends who slowly discover they no longer have anything in common. Extrait « GASTON : It's just a mix you buy, and then I add my personal touch...lemon juice, gin, and a little orange or grapefruit juice, or even both if you want. Me, I like it with both. It adds more taste. / SOLANGE : I'm sure it'll be good the way you like it. We like it, too... taste. (Pause.) It's a really nice bar. Like a real South Sea Cabana. / GASTON : That's exactly what I was trying to capture! I knock it together in my spare time. [...] I guess it's a style that's typical of the South in general. Angèle must have told you I'm a travel agent? » |