Whiplash · written by Damien Chazelle · 2014

Fletcher sets a solitary dinner beside family photographs.

Scene 40 of 117 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 38 min into a 1:54 film

The story so farBefore scene 40

A young jazz drummer pursues a place among the country’s best, pushing himself toward greatness under the control of a brilliant, abusive instructor.

Scenes 1–6
Andrew lives inside solitary practice, family movie nights, and an ideal of greatness learned from jazz legends.
Scenes 7–13
Shaffer's hierarchy makes Andrew doubt his prospects, while he wants a chance to become an exceptional drummer.
Scenes 14–17
Fletcher draws Andrew back from transferring, and Andrew enters Studio Band while beginning a relationship with Nicole.
Just before
Scene 37
Andrew builds arm strength with weights, then returns to his double-time practice.
Scene 38
Fletcher reaches his ordinary apartment building, his public authority gone from the quiet walk home.
Scene 39
Andrew sleeps beside his kit with the metronome still running.
Scene 40
This scene

40INT. FLETCHER’S APARTMENT - DINING ROOM - NIGHT

Fletcher sets the table for dinner. He has nice porcelain plates, and a glass of red wine. But the meal? A frozen ready- made steak and vegetables. On the wall, a photo. In it, a younger Fletcher, and a WOMAN, and a NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL. All smiles...

Pink (9/10/2013)