Tactical attack

If the verbal exchanges do not bring any progress, the actors may decide to act unilaterally: no longer wanting to persuade the other, but wanting to pursue their own goals.

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Description of the scene: Barbara tells Oliver that she sold some friends her delicious paté and, consequently, she made money from cash, which gave her a unique feeling, “a feeling so different from when she cashes a check”. This satisfaction led her to buy a new “four-wheel drive” car (She acts unilaterally and with total autonomy). Barbara is aware that her choice is crazy, nevertheless she is ready to do everything in order to act against her husband.

The War of the Roses, D. DeVito, USA, 1989, 20th Century Fox (00:23:20 - 00:25:45).