Isolation

From the German movie 'The Lives of Others' (Das Leben der Anderen),

Director and Writer: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz: "I have to show you something: "Prison Conditions for Subversive Artists: Based on Character Profile".

Pretty scientific, eh? And look at this: "Dissertation Supervisor, A. Grubitz". That's great, isn't it?

I only gave him a B. They shouldn't think getting a doctorate with me is easy. But his is first-class. Did you know that there are just five types of artists?

Your guy, Dreyman, is a Type 4, a "hysterical anthropocentrist." Can't bear being alone, always talking, needing friends. That type should never be brought to trial. They thrive on that. Temporary detention is the best way to deal with them.

Complete isolation and no set release date. No human contact the whole time, not even with the guards. Good treatment, no harassment, no abuse, no scandals, nothing they could write about later.

After 10 months, we release. Suddenly, that guy won't cause us any more trouble. Know what the best part is?

Most type 4s we've processed in this way never write anything again. Or paint anything, or whatever artists do. And that without any use of force. Just like that. Kind of like a present."