A Little Romance1979

Daniel Michon:
[as Daniel helps Lauren pick up the books she dropped on the ground, he sees one specific book... ] Heidegger?

Lauren King:
Ah, it's for school. An assignment.

Daniel Michon:
They assign you Heidegger?

Lauren King:
Sure

Daniel Michon:
They are teaching you existentialism?

Lauren King:
Heidegger isn't really an existentialist.

Daniel Michon:
He claims he isn't. His writing says he is.

Lauren King:
You read Heidegger?

Daniel Michon:
Not anymore. He bores me. Especially his fascination with the tall German poet. What's his name...?

Lauren King:
H?lderlin!

Daniel Michon:
H?lderlin. Did you try to struggle though any of that stuff? Like "The Death of Empedocles."

Lauren King:
"... Empedocles." It's awful. Humph, but the French translation is terrible.

Daniel Michon:
Oh believe me, it's terrible in any language.

Lauren King:
[realizing how smart Daniel really is] I know! That's fantastic!