THE AMERICAN Screenplay by Rowan Joffe Based on the novel A ...
THE AMERICAN Screenplay by Rowan Joffe Based on the novel A ...
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"The American" June 21st, 2010 page 26.<br />
-opening <strong>the</strong> sidefolding tubular stock and engaging <strong>the</strong><br />
buttpad,<br />
-snuggling <strong>the</strong> buttpad to his shoulder,<br />
-looking down <strong>the</strong> barrel,<br />
-and slowly squeezing back <strong>the</strong> finger-grooved TRIGGER as we<br />
SMASH CUT TO:<br />
44 INT. L’AQUILA, VIA LAMPEDUSA, CLARA’S ROOM- NIGHT<br />
44<br />
Our beautiful twenty four year-old Italian girl enters.<br />
CLARA.<br />
She sits <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> edge of <strong>the</strong> bed, whose aging metal springs<br />
squeak slightly, and puts her smoking cigarette in an ashtray<br />
<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> bedside table.<br />
She kicks off her slip-<strong>on</strong> shoes.<br />
Lifts off her dress.<br />
Slips off her panties and lies back <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> bed in <strong>on</strong>e<br />
practised moti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
JACK sits <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> bed beside her.<br />
He doesn’t look at her.<br />
Amore?<br />
ITALIAN GIRL<br />
She reaches up to touch JACK as we cut to:<br />
45 EXT. CASTELVECCHIO, PAY PHONE- DAY<br />
45<br />
JACK<br />
I’ll make <strong>the</strong> delivery and <strong>the</strong>n I’m *<br />
out. *<br />
JACK knows this is impossible.<br />
A very l<strong>on</strong>g pause.<br />
JACK<br />
Pavel? *<br />
When PAVEL speaks it’s with a calmness pregnant with intent. *<br />
A beat.<br />
OK, Jack.<br />
PAVEL *