A Dark Song (2016)
Catherine Walker: Sophia
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Quotes
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Joseph Solomon : [laughing] You've been lookin' shit up on the internet? No, really this is - Gnosticism.
Sophia Howard : I was told it was based on the Kabbalah.
Joseph Solomon : It's there as grammar. A structure. The Kabbalah's an exploration o' God. We're doing something much darker.
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Joseph Solomon : [enjoying a smoke] Why do you ask? Does the - question bother you? It's actually a bit of an ontological issue.
Sophia Howard : You know what I mean.
Joseph Solomon : I would say no. We're not tryin' to *hurt* anyone. But - We're doin' dark things.
Sophia Howard : And would you do black magic?
Joseph Solomon : [smiling] There's no point in goin' to the fairground if you don't go on any of the rides!
Sophia Howard : Have you *seen* much?
Joseph Solomon : H-hoo. I've seen things. I've seen gods. Demons. I let gods rain silver on me. And the dead and the damned - Most of us are damned you know?
Sophia Howard : Have you seen anything that *scared* you?
Joseph Solomon : It all scares me.
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Joseph Solomon : I'm 'avin' the bedroom with the bed in it... You will cook and clean... You do know what we're takin' on.
Sophia Howard : Yes.
Joseph Solomon : You know the dangers.
Sophia Howard : I do.
Joseph Solomon : This is a serious undertakin'. It's not fuckin' - astral projection or runes. This is real stuff we're playin' with. Real angels real demons.
Sophia Howard : I know this.
Joseph Solomon : You read cunts on the internet sayin' it's - just mental states. That your, that your guardian angel's your higher self. Psychobabble bollocks. You'll go for days without sleep - fastin', backbreakin' rites, ritual sex... You'll be at the very edge. Are you er, ready for all that - darlin'?
Sophia Howard : I am. I've read up on the Kabbalah.
Joseph Solomon : [laughs] You don't think this is a tree of sephirots? 'Cause, 'cause it's not.
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Joseph Solomon : [shouts] Don't throw it up, keep it down! *Keep* it down!
[more calmly:]
Joseph Solomon : Drink it.
[short pause]
Joseph Solomon : It's a blood sacrifice - This is your choice.
Sophia Howard : But I did.
Joseph Solomon : [shouting] No! Drink it! Look, it's starting to congeal!
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Joseph Solomon : Look at you.
Sophia Howard : Don't you need your books?
Joseph Solomon : [shakes his head] No.
Sophia Howard : But just isn't it part of...
Joseph Solomon : [raising his voice] D'y know what you're fuckin' doin'?
Sophia Howard : No.
Joseph Solomon : [shouts] Well shut up then!
Sophia Howard : Sorry.
Joseph Solomon : Sorry Mr Solomon.
Sophia Howard : Sorry, Mr Solomon.
Joseph Solomon : Take off your jeans.