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Dagmar:
Have there been any changes in the family in the last year or so? Gus:
[while Karin simultaneously nods "Yes"]
No, everything is pretty much exactly the same except Karin is pregnant and Lars is nuts. Dagmar:
You know, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. What we call mental illness isn't always just an illness. It can be a communication; It can be a way to work something out. Gus:
Fantastic. When will it be over? Dagmar:
When he doesn't need it anymore. Karin:
How can we help? Dagmar:
Go along with it. Karin:
Oh, no. No, that's... No. Gus:
Oh, my. No, no, no. No. No, I mean, pretend that she's real? I'm not gonna do that. I mean, I can't. I'm just not gonna do it. Dagmar:
She is real. Gus:
Well... Dagmar:
I mean, she's right out there. Gus:
Right, right. I get that. But I'm just not gonna... You know, I'm just not gonna... I'm not gonna do it, so... Dagmar:
You won't be able to change his mind, anyway. Bianca's in town for a reason. Gus:
Right, but, but... Dagmar:
It's not really a choice. Karin:
Okay. Okay. All right, then, we'll do it. Whatever it takes. Gus:
Oh, yeah, yeah, yep. And everyone's gonna laugh at him. Dagmar:
And you
Have there been any changes in the family in the last year or so? Gus:
[while Karin simultaneously nods "Yes"]
No, everything is pretty much exactly the same except Karin is pregnant and Lars is nuts. Dagmar:
You know, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. What we call mental illness isn't always just an illness. It can be a communication; It can be a way to work something out. Gus:
Fantastic. When will it be over? Dagmar:
When he doesn't need it anymore. Karin:
How can we help? Dagmar:
Go along with it. Karin:
Oh, no. No, that's... No. Gus:
Oh, my. No, no, no. No. No, I mean, pretend that she's real? I'm not gonna do that. I mean, I can't. I'm just not gonna do it. Dagmar:
She is real. Gus:
Well... Dagmar:
I mean, she's right out there. Gus:
Right, right. I get that. But I'm just not gonna... You know, I'm just not gonna... I'm not gonna do it, so... Dagmar:
You won't be able to change his mind, anyway. Bianca's in town for a reason. Gus:
Right, but, but... Dagmar:
It's not really a choice. Karin:
Okay. Okay. All right, then, we'll do it. Whatever it takes. Gus:
Oh, yeah, yeah, yep. And everyone's gonna laugh at him. Dagmar:
And you
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That's terrible
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Yeah Can you believe that Gus
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Yeah I can believe it Right
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Well it it makes me angry
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Anyway
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I wanted to ask you a favor
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She doesn't lie I promise you
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Karin you don't mind lending Bianca some clothes do you She doesn't have any
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Movie Summary
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.



