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Ruth Steiner: What you have to say means a great deal to me, you know?
Lisa Morrison: No, I didn't know that.
Ruth Steiner: [Taken aback] No? How could you not know that? It goes both ways you know. Am I supposed to give and give and expect nothing in return?
Lisa Morrison: No, of course not.
Ruth Steiner: I can't just applaud you and pat you on the back and give you unconditional love and support. I know I've been your teacher and your champion, but I'm also your friend and I could use a little reassurance too you know?
[Begins to tear up]
Lisa Morrison: Ruth, what is it?
Ruth Steiner: It's very complicated for me.
Lisa Morrison: What is?
Ruth Steiner: What's happening for you, it's very complicated for me.
Lisa Morrison: Ruth, are you jealous?
Ruth Steiner: Please don't condescend!
Lisa Morrison: I'm not. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...
Ruth Steiner: It's not about envy.
[pause]
Ruth Steiner: Maybe it is about envy, but it's not about professional jealousy.
[Long pause]
Ruth Steiner: you know what it is? I'm jealous that you have all of life ahead of you and I can't just sit back and watch you do the dance I danced so long ago and not think about time. That's what it is. Don't you see?
[Wiping away tears]
Ruth Steiner: It's about time.
The crux of the plot happens when Lavin confides in Mathis a story about a previous lover, a mentor she had, and the affair that they began in the 1950s. Mathis takes the tale and makes it her own, writing her first novel based on it. The questions of trusting someone as a family member and what is fair game to tell as "your story" serves as the heart of the film.
Two brilliant and convincing performances are turned in by the two actors, and there are both some riveting and humorous moments between them.
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