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CastCatherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson
Year released2007
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Chef Kate Armstrong in psychotherapy session. 
Kate: ”My boss said she’d fire me if I didn’t get therapy.” 
Psychotherapist: ”And why do you think she thinks you need therapy?” (0:01)

By telephone, her sister Christine tells Kate, "Oh, don’t worry about us..." (0:07)

Kate prepares a dish for the psychotherapist. 
Psychotherapist: ”Well, this is therapy.” (0:09)

Restaurant worker Bernadette: "... The world is so full of pervs..." (0:10)

Christine’s daughter Zoe asks Kate, referring to Christine, "... Is she dead?" (0:13)

Kate and Zoe leave the burial of Christine in a cemetery. (0:19)

Chef Nicholas “Nick” Palmer tells Kate, "... the world would be a dark and depressing place without your quail and truffle sauce." (0:23)

Kate tells restaurant owner Paula, referring to Nick, "The last thing I need right now is some lunatic in my kitchen." 
Paula: ”He’s not a lunatic...” 
Kate: ”... and I’m the one in therapy?” (0:23)

Kate tells Zoe, "Don’t worry about it..." 
”That’s smart...” (0:27)

Psychotherapy session 
Psychotherapist: ”And after your mother passed away...” (0:30)

Kate asks restaurant worker Leah, "You been talking to my therapist?" (0:44)

Kate tells Leah, "Just don’t panic." (0:50)

Painted on wall: "dreams" (0:51)

Charades: Nick guesses, "The Lion King" (1:00)

Nick tells Kate, "I fell madly in love with food..." (1:02)

Psychotherapy session 
Kate: ”What is this, some new kind of therapy: insult the client?” 
Psychotherapist: ”Only the finest therapists use it.” (1:04)

Kate asks Nick, "So what are they, smarty pants?" 
Kate: ”it’s not like I’m drunk or anything.” (1:11)

Kate tells Nick, “I knew I couldn’t trust you.”
Nick: ”... you can’t trust anyone, can you?” 
”You never trusted anyone..." (1:25)

Kate tells Zoe, "... that’s sweet of you." (1:27)

Kate and Nick find Zoe at Christine’s grave. (1:32)

Customer: "Are you out of your mind?"
Kate: ”Yeah, that’s why I’m in therapy.” (1:36)

Psychotherapy session (1:36)

Kate tells Nick, "You’re out of your mind." (1:38)

Triangle sign (1:40) 

Does Kate suffer from a personality disorder? Does her apparent inability to trust suggest Paranoid Personality Disorder? Does her apparent social isolation suggest Schizoid Personality Disorder? Does her hypersensitivity to criticism of her cooking suggest Avoidant Personality Disorder? Is her psychotherapy likely to help?

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