THE AMERICAN Screenplay by Rowan Joffe Based on the novel A ...
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"The American" June 21st, 2010 page 24.<br />
41 EXT. L’AQUILA, STREET- DAY<br />
41<br />
JACK has been watching <strong>the</strong> entrance to <strong>the</strong> local POST OFFICE<br />
for about 5 minutes to make sure no-<strong>on</strong>e is <strong>the</strong>re to surprise<br />
him in any kind of unpleasant way.<br />
JACK makes his move.<br />
42 INT. L’AQUILA, POST OFFICE- DAY<br />
42<br />
The shop is small. JACK walks up to <strong>on</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> two tellers,<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>on</strong>e with <strong>the</strong> female postal clerk.<br />
No reacti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
JACK<br />
Bu<strong>on</strong> giorno.<br />
JACK<br />
Il fermo posta?<br />
The clerk makes a sign with her right hand towards <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
teller. JACK moves to his left and repeats:<br />
JACK<br />
Bu<strong>on</strong> giorno. Il fermo posta?<br />
The POSTMASTER draws a bundle of general delivery envelopes<br />
held toge<strong>the</strong>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>by</str<strong>on</strong>g> an elastic band from a shelf near him. Some<br />
letters have been <strong>the</strong>re for weeks. M<strong>on</strong>ths even.<br />
A beat.<br />
Nome?<br />
Clarke.<br />
POSTMASTER<br />
JACK<br />
Deftly, like a teller counting through a thick wad of<br />
banknotes he flicks through <strong>the</strong> mail with thin, wasted<br />
fingers.<br />
Clarky?<br />
POSTMASTER<br />
JACK<br />
Clarke. Una pacchetto.<br />
POSTMASTER<br />
Pacchetto!<br />
This makes all <strong>the</strong> difference. The POSTMASTER looks<br />
underneath a table where he stores packages.<br />
POSTMASTER<br />
Clarky, Clarky, Clarky. Ecco.