Long videos · Monologue shadowing · 2007
An American Crime: movie monologues to shadow
8 monologues from An American Crime. Original audio, one line at a time, with a pause to say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
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- B110 lines
See what love the father has given us...
A sermon on belongingAn American Crime · 2007It builds from wonder to belonging in short steps, giving everyone in the pew a place. - B14 lines
Maybe, if he's more regular with his support...
Paula's family ledgerAn American Crime · 2007It slides from unpaid support to her mother's illness, then lands a family secret. - B110 lines
Freedom was in jeopardy...
War documentary voiceoverAn American Crime · 2007Short lines stack danger on danger until the war sounds unavoidable and enormous. - B17 lines
As Mathew said: "Enter by the narrow gate".
The narrow gate passageAn American Crime · 2007Seven short lines build a stark contrast between the wide road and the narrow one, ending like a verdict. - B15 lines
Well' if you won't listen to me...
A mother turns one child on anotherAn American Crime · 2007It slides from hurt to instruction to a forced answer, tightening its grip with each line. - A26 lines
Well, they picked up the Florida Labor Day circuit...
Gertrude's household speechAn American Crime · 2007She moves from the parents' absence to money to a demand for labor, tightening the room step by step. - A25 lines
She needs to be punished, Paula.
Gertrude's cover storyAn American Crime · 2007She justifies punishment, then coaches each child on the lie, command and cover story in one breath. - B113 lines
Well, Reverend, I don't understand that.
Gertrude's defenseAn American Crime · 2007She slides from playing confused to blaming the victim without ever pausing.