A Serious Man (2009): Clive Tries to Bribe Prof. Gopnik

The clip clive tries to bribe Prof. Gopnik from A Serious Man (2009) with Michael Stuhlbarg, David Kang

You following this?
Okay?
So...
This part is exciting.
So, am I right?
So, okay So...
So, if that's that, then we can do this.
And that's Schr�dinger's Paradox, right?
Is the cat dead?
Or is the cat not dead?
Messages, Professor Gopnik.
Thank you, Natalie.
Oh, Clive, come in.
So, what can I do for you?
Dr Gopnik, I believe the results
of the physics midterm were unjust.
Uh-huh? How so?
I received unsatisfactory grade.
In fact, F, the failing grade.
Yes. You failed the midterm. That's accurate.
Yes, but that is not just.
I was unaware to be examined on the mathematics.
Well, you can't do physics without mathematics, really, can you?
If I receive the failing grade, I lose my scholarship,
and I feel shame.
I understand the physics. I understand the dead cat.
But you can't really understand the physics
without understanding the math.
The math tells how it really works That's the real thing.
The stories I give you in class are just illustrative.
They're like fables, say, to help give you a picture.
I mean...
Even I don't understand the dead cat.
The math is how it really works.
Very difficult.
Very difficult.
Well, I'm sorry, but I...
What do you propose?
Passing grade.
No, no.
Or perhaps I can take the midterm again.
I know now it cover the mathematics.
Well, the other students wouldn't like that, would they?
If one student gets to retake the test until he gets a grade he likes?
Secret test
No...
Hush-hush.
No.
That's just not workable.

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