Long videos · Monologue shadowing · 1996
Beautiful Thing: movie monologues to shadow
6 monologues from Beautiful Thing. 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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- B19 lines
I know, Miss Chauhan. But, you see, Miss Chauhan...
The school excuse callBeautiful Thing · 1996She piles detail on detail on the phone until the excuse sounds rehearsed. - B19 lines
Your mum told me straight, you know.
Tony's football fearBeautiful Thing · 1996He admits a boyhood fear in broken, honest sentences that feel real. - B28 lines
Last week, right, I went to Woolwich.
story of his fatherBeautiful Thing · 1996It starts as a story, builds into a question, and lands on a cold judgement. - B24 lines
Well, I know this much.
sticking up for the pairBeautiful Thing · 1996She builds from a claim to evidence, and each line makes her own lie clearer. - B24 lines
I've been fighting all my life.
Sandra's fight speechBeautiful Thing · 1996Short parallel lines and one hard number turn a challenge into proof. - B15 lines
I don't believe in secrets.
Sandra's honesty speechBeautiful Thing · 1996She states a rule, then breaks it for kindness, and the gap is the point.