Drunk (2020)

Lars Ranthe: Peter

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• Peter : Are we or are we not alcoholics?

  Nikolaj : We're not alcoholics. We decide when we want to drink. An alcoholic can't help himself.

• Sebastian : The conception of anxiety was it? Well, Kierkegaard's concept of anxiety illustrates how a human being deals with the notion of failing.

  Peter : And even more importantly?

  Sebastian : With having failed, you must accept yourself as fallible in order to love others and life.

  Peter : Sebastian, can you give us an example?

  Sebastian : Yes, I myself have failed.

• Peter : Ever considered having a drink before the exam?

  Sebastian : What?

  Peter : Just a shot. Or maybe two, to take the edge off your anxiety, and to loosen your tongue. I know it sounds crazy, but I won't tell anyone.

• Martin : You've got your students. They're gonna remember you forever.

  Peter : They're gonna forget all about us the moment they're out the door.

• Peter : Stop! Stop, stop. It sounds like a Christmas party at a swinger club. Come on. Klara, seriously. You sing divinely, but it's not about me hearing you. It's about you listening to each other. Stand up. Close your eyes. Try to be completely... calm. And plant your feet solidly on the ground and... There! Open your eyes. Good morning. Now we will sing with our ears, our hearts, with our souls. And... hold hands for a second. Let the energy flow through you. There. Find the common pulse. I'll give you the note.

• Peter : We're not the first people in the world to drink a little alcohol during the day. Hemingway, for instance, he drank every day until 8 p.m., and then stopped so that he was fit to write the next day. And his work was masterful. So if we're doing this, I guess that'll be our approach.

• Peter : Why can't you swim? You're a gym teacher.

  Tommy : I teach gym, not...

• Peter : Hi, Sebastian. Hey. Are you okay?

  Sebastian : Yeah, I was just studying.

  Peter : I may not teach psychology, but you sure don't look okay.

• Peter : Martin, come on. Russia was built by people who drink vodka and drive. Grab some caviar and vodka. You can drive home in a couple of hours.

• Nikolaj : Peter, you love Klaus Heerfordt. He was a very gifted pianist. Put him on, would you?

  Peter : Sure.

  Nikolaj : He could only play at the exact point of being neither drunk nor sober. And he was absolutely brilliant. And you want to take this to the Tchaikovsky level.

• Nikolaj : He thinks it's sensible to drink.

  Peter : When you drive?

  Nikolaj : All the time. He claims humans are born with a blood alcohol content that's 0.05% too low.

  Peter : Okay.

  Nikolaj : But it's interesting.

  Tommy : Just to be clear... So 0.05%... How much is 0.05%?

  Nikolaj : 1-2 glasses of wine, and you should maintain it at that level.

  Peter : So you should just keep drinking?

  Nikolaj : Yes. His claim is that when you have a 0.05% BAC you're more relaxed, and poised, and musical, and open. More courageous in general.

  Peter : I could use a little more self-confidence and spirit.

  Nikolaj : We all could.

• Peter : Where is the fresh codfish?

  Irmamedarbejder : I'm afraid we're out of fresh. We've only got frozen.

  Peter : Why haven't you got fresh cod when all months with an R in them are cod months?

  Irmamedarbejder : Well, it may be in season...

• Peter : How are things at home? Has the dust settled?

  Nikolaj : I think so.

  Peter : Great.

  Nikolaj : It's like we have a new kind of connection.

  Peter : Really? Did the kids move out? Or are they sleeping through the night now?

  Nikolaj : Well, it helps that I've stopped wetting the bed.

  Martin : It's the little things that make all the difference.

  Nikolaj : Good tip. I think we're doing fine. Even Amalie has finally admitted that we've come a long way.

• Nikolaj : I spoke to a senior psychologist at a leading hospital about a chapter he entitled 'Harmful Consumption of Alcohol'. For a longer period of time.

  Peter : So you want us to stop?

  Nikolaj : No. I'd like for us to examine the entire spectrum of alcohol. I mean, if we're to do a report? Skårderud talks about ignition. After 7-10 units you either get tired and go home or you get a restless mouth: The more you get, the more you want. You want to drink anything all the time. I'd like for us to drink to the point of ignition... and beyond. I'm talking about the ultimate catharsis. Total oblivion.

  Martin : I think I'm getting off here, boys.