I finally got round to watching No Country for Old Men and despite the odd ending I thought it was a great film.  Its rare to see a film with no background music and I was surprised at how much suspense there was. There were moments of long silence where I was bracing myself for something like a gunshot to make me jump out of my seat!

Anyway one of the many highlights in the film for me was the dialogue scene between Chigurh and a Proprietor.  Chigurh is paying to fill up his car when he has this strange conversation with him.  If you havent scene the film then I doubt you’ll find this funny, but I had to share this anyway…

Proprietor – Y’all getting any rain up your way?

Chigurh – What way would that be?

Proprietor – I seen you was from Dallas.

Chigurh tears open the bag of cashews and pours a few into his hand.

Chigurh – What business is it of yours where I’m
from, friendo?

Proprietor – I didn’t mean nothin by it.

Chigurh – Didn’t mean nothin.

Proprietor – I was just passin the time.

Chigurh – I guess that passes for manners in your
cracker view of things. 

Proprietor – Well sir I apologize. If you don’t wanna
accept that I don’t know what else I can
do for you.

Chigurh stands chewing cashews, staring while the old man works the register and puts change on the counter.

Proprietor – …Will there be somethin else?

Chigurh – I don’t know. Will there?

The proprietor turns and coughs. Chigurh stares.

Proprietor – Is somethin wrong?

Chigurh – With what?

Proprietor – With anything?

Chigurh – Is that what you’re asking me? Is there
something wrong with anything?

The proprietor looks at him, uncomfortable, and looks away.

Proprietor – Will there be anything else?

Chigurh – You already asked me that.

Proprietor – Well… I need to see about closin.

Chigurh – What time do you close?

Proprietor – Now. We close now.

Chigurh – Now is not a time. What time do you
close.

Proprietor – Generally around dark. At dark.

Chigurh stares, slowly chewing.

Chigurh – You don’t know what you’re talking
about, do you?

Proprietor – Sir?

Chigurh – I said you don’t know what you’re
talking about.

Chigurh chews.

Cigurh – …What time do you go to bed.

Proprietor – Sir?

Chigurh – You’re a bit deaf, aren’t you? I said
what time do you go to bed.

Proprietor – Well…I’d say around nine-thirty. Some-
where around nine-thirty.

Chigurh – I could come back then.

Proprietor – Why would you be comin back? We’ll be
closed.

Chigurh – You said that.

He continues to stare, chewing.

Proprietor – Well… I need to close now –

The scene goes on a bit longer, but anyway, if you haven’t seen it I highly reccomend you do 🙂