Daily Dialogue — June 8, 2019

“I am sick of your foul language, your crude behavior and your sluttish manner. There are certain things a decent woman keeps private, and only a filthy slut would have done this and those who stood by and encouraged her are just as bad. I don’t care who’s responsible — you’re all to blame. Now, I am going to leave this room for five minutes by which time that disgusting object had better be removed and the windows opened to clear away the stench. If you must play these filthy games, do them in your homes, and not in my classroom!”

— To Sir, with Love (1967), screenplay by James Clavell, novel by E.R. Braithwaite

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Teacher. Today’s suggestion by @chefjackhunt and @barbdignan.

Trivia: The film was held from release for more than a year until Columbia Pictures decided to open it in Westwood, California in the summer of 1967, where it really broke through.

Dialogue On Dialogue: The quote above marks the starting point in the relationship between Mark (Sidney Poitier) and his students. The clip below marks the end point. Talk about a transformation arc!