Long videos · Monologue shadowing · 2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?: movie monologues to shadow
12 monologues from Can You Ever Forgive Me?. 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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- B28 lines
I can honestly boast that I'm banned from Crosby Street Booksellers.
Jack's proud confessionCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018He turns a string of bans into a boast, then lets the joke deflate itself. - B210 lines
I'll give you three reasons.
The agent's three reasonsCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018She answers with structure, and each reason cuts deeper than the last. - B14 lines
But if you are tempted, make sure you do your homework.
The dealer's warningCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018He warns without naming names, letting insider hints do the work. - B26 lines
Dear Joshua, Alan told me to write and apologize.
the forged apology letterCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018It strings a hangover, an apology and a signature into a letter that sounds exactly like Parker. - B16 lines
Wouldn't it be incredible if, after you passed on...
the pitch for a memoirCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018It sells immortality through one sly image, letters still sold after you are gone. - B24 lines
Do not underestimate sparkly blue eyes...
Jack's survival speechCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018It sells charm and street sense as a survival kit, then quietly admits it stopped working. - B24 lines
I'm not gonna do that to you. I'm a good guy.
Alan's shakedownCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018He refuses to betray Lee and then names his price, wrapping a threat in a favor. - B24 lines
You know, God damn it, Elaine, I tried more with you than anybody else ever.
the old-score argumentCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018One claims she tried hardest, the other lists every failure; neither backs down. - B25 lines
We will continue to work together because I have no other option.
Lee cuts Jack offCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018Four flat sentences build from terms to orders, leaving Jack no room to reply. - B24 lines
I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions.
Lee's courtroom confessionCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018She pulls back from remorse step by step, then calls the crime her happiest years. - B220 lines
I mean, it's the only time...
Lee's statement before sentencingCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018Her sentences break into fragments as she confesses, the rhythm slowly deflating. - B24 lines
I've been thinking about writing a new book.
Lee's book requestCan You Ever Forgive Me? · 2018She lays the request out in three hesitant pieces, each one more personal.