Hannah and Her Sisters Script
As the last credit appears, the song ends in a crescendo and
the screen fades to total black.
Immediately, a new melody begins, an uptempo jazz number, as
a title appears on the screen.
"God, she’s beautiful..."
CUT TO:
INT. HANNAH’S APARTMENT - NIGHT
A full face of Lee, wearing a gray sweater and leaning
against the dining room doorway. She gazes into the camera
with a half-smile on her face as Elliot speaks over the
screen.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
God, she’s beautiful.
Lee glances over her shoulder, then turns from the doorway
and walks away. The camera follows her, moving across a
book-and-photograph-filled bookshelf that obscures her from
view as she walks into a crowded, comfortable vestibule.
People, some holding drinks, some just entering the
apartment, surround her. Everyone is talking at once,
carrying on easy, familiar conversation.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
She’s got the prettiest eyes, and
she looks so sexy in that sweater.
Lee smiles at the various people, exchanging greetings.
LEE
Hi, how are you?
Two more guests enter the apartment; the vestibule is full
now. Still walking, Lee lightly hugs one of the children as
she continues on her way towards the living room. Elliot’s
voice, as well as the jazzy music, is heard.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
I just want to be alone with her
and hold her and kiss her...
Lee walks into the living room, turning her head back for a
moment to talk to the child she has just hugged.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
...and tell her how much I love her
and take care of her. Stop it, you
idiot. She’s your wife’s sister.
But I can’t help it.
The camera is still moving with Lee as she smiles and stops
to chat with her mother. Elliot’s voice, as well as the
music, continues over the low din of warm conversation.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
I’m consumed by her. It’s been
months now. I dream about her. I-
I, I think about her at the office.
Oh, Lee.
(sighing)
What am I gonna do?
Lee starts to walk off again, finishing her conversation
with her mother. She passes several other guests, then
turns to greet April, giving her a warm, brief hug.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
I hear myself mooning over you, and
it’s disgusting. Before, when she...
Elliot’s voice-over continues as he is actually seen,
standing in a doorway having a conversation with a gesturing,
rotund man. Both are holding drinks as Lee, carrying a tray
of hors d’oeuvres and two drinks, walks between them. The
space is very tight; the men hold up their drinks to make
room for her.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
...squeezed past me in the doorway,
and I smelled that perfume on the
back of her neck...
Elliot watches Lee walk off; the other man, oblivious,
continues to talk. Elliot reluctantly returns to the
conversation, but he can’t help turning his head to gaze at
the offscreen Lee as the other man chatters on.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
...Jesus, I, I thought I was gonna
swoon! Easy...
The camera resumes following a smiling Lee. She has just
put down the tray and drinks near April, and briskly and
obliviously, she walks past a doorway where Elliot, still
ruminating, watches her, entranced.
ELLIOT (V.O.)
You’re a dignified financial
advisor. It doesn’t look good for
you to swoon.
The camera stays with Elliot, who is still watching the
offscreen Lee. In the background, guests continue to
chatter warmly with each other.
Hannah, carrying a tray of hors d’oeuvres, walks up behind
the distracted Elliot.
HANNAH
(nibbling on an hors d’oeuvre)
Elliot? Elliot?
(rubbing his shoulder)
Sweetheart?
Elliot returns from his reveries with a start.
ELLIOT
(turning to Hannah)
Mm-hm?
HANNAH
(pointing to the tray)
Have you tried these? These are
wonderful.
(nibbling, swallowing)
Holly and her friend made them.
Elliot, taking one of the hors d’oeuvres, starts nibbling as
well as he and Hannah walk past the bookshelf into the
living room.
ELLIOT
(swallowing)
They’re fantastic.
HANNAH
(overlapping, still eating)
Aren’t they great?
ELLIOT
Your sister is an unbelievable cook.
HANNAH
(swallowing)
I know! I know!
Elliot and Hannah, eating and talking, walk past a hallway
and offscreen as Holly appears, walking down the hallway.
She holds a drink and a plate of hors d’oeuvres; she stands
at the entrance to the hallway, eating and looking at the
offscreen guests.
HANNAH
(walking offscreen)
She has all the cooking talent.
ELLIOT
(walking offscreen swallowing)
No, she doesn’t, either. You’ve
got tons as well.
HANNAH
(offscreen)
Ohhh, but I’ve eaten five of these.
Holly, standing in the hallway onscreen, swallows loudly.
ELLIOT
(offscreen,
overlapping Holly)
Holly, why don’t you open your own
restaurant?
HOLLY
(turning to the
offscreen Elliot and
Hannah, trying to swallow)
Mmm, we practically are. Well...
(holding her hand to
her mouth)
not a restaurant, but...
(swallowing)
April and I are going to do some
catering!
HANNAH
(offscreen)
What? You’re kidding!
HOLLY
(nodding)
No, no, we decided!
Holly takes a sip of her drink as Hannah and Elliot walk
over to her.
HANNAH
Perfect!
HOLLY
(nodding and swallowing)
Mmm...I mean, we love to cook for
our friends, so
(gesturing)
we thought until an acting job
comes through, we could just make
some extra money, you know, doing a
few private parties.
ELLIOT
(nodding)
Great idea.
HANNAH
(agreeing)
I know.
ELLIOT
(overlapping Hannah)
That’s where your talent lies.
HOLLY
(swallowing and nodding)
I know.
Holly and Hannah begin to laugh.
HOLLY
(gesturing to Elliot,
still laughing)
Get outta here.
(to Hannah)
Could I speak to you privately?
HANNAH
Oh, sure.
Holly and Hannah walk off; Elliot watches them leave.
ELLIOT
(calling after them
as he nibbles on an
hors d’oeuvre)
I’m her husband! She tells me
anything!
CUT TO:
INT. HANNAH’S KITCHEN - NIGHT
Hannah, licking her fingers, walks past a memo-cluttered
refrigerator to the stove as Holly, behind her, begins to
speak. The faint sounds of music are still heard.
HOLLY
Hannah, I have to borrow some more
money.
(sipping her drink)
Don’t get upset.
HANNAH
(stirring some food
in a saucepan on the stove)
Mmm, I never get upset over that.
Mmm?
HOLLY
This is the last time, I promise.
And I’m keeping strict accounts.
As Holly talks, sipping her drink, Hannah busily works in
the kitchen, which contains a large center table stacked
with bowls and plates of food, hanging pots and pans, and
general party clutter. She walks on-and-offscreen as she
talks and listens to her sister.
HANNAH
Holly, please. Don’t insult me.
HOLLY
(putting her empty
glass and plate down
on the table)
Someday, I’ll pay it all back.
HANNAH
I know. H-how much do you need?
HOLLY
Two thousand dollars.
Hannah, who’d been mashing some food in a bowl on a nearby
counter, hesitates momentarily. She turns to Holly.
HANNAH
(trying to nod her
head casually)
Uh-huh.
HOLLY
(gesturing, her back
to the camera)
Hannah, I know it’s a lot, but my
friend April and I, we have this
catering idea I think’s going to be
great.
Hannah, licking her fingers, walks past Holly.
HOLLY
(turning to face Hannah)
You admit that we’re great cooks,
right?
HANNAH
(nodding, back at the
stove now, stirring
in a pot)
Yeah.
HOLLY
(putting her hands in
her pockets)
Well, in order to get started,
there’s just a few things I have to
buy...
(gesturing)
and some old debts I have
outstanding.
HANNAH
(looking at her sister)
Will you just tell me one thing?
HOLLY
(nodding)
Okay.
HANNAH
Are we talking about cocaine again?
HOLLY
(shaking her head no)
I swear. I swear. We’ve already
got some requests to do a few
dinner parties.
A timer goes off. Hannah walks past Holly to attend to some
food on a different stove. Holly turns to face her. Only
Holly is seen as she talks to the offscreen Hannah, the
camera moving in closer on her face. As Holly speaks, she
distractedly nibbles an hors d’oeuvre. In the background,
her parents can be heard singing in the living room.
HOLLY
I mean, obviously, I’m not going to
be a caterer forever, you know. We
both still go to auditions.
Something could turn up at any
moment. But the parties are at
night, days are free, I can still
take my acting class. I haven’t
done drugs on a year.
Holly pops another hors d’oeuvre into her mouth as the
background singing gets louder and the film cuts to:
INT. HANNAH’S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
The living room is crowded with family and guests sitting
comfortably on chairs near the piano, where Evan, Hannah’s
father, plays "Bewitched" as Hannah’s mother, Norma, sits
nearby, accompanying him in their duet. A child is sprawled
out under a blanket on a sofa; some guests chatter quietly;
others drink and eat, listening.
EVAN & NORMA
(singing)
"A whimpering, simpering
Child again
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered
Am I..."
As they continue to sing, the film cuts back to the kitchen,
where Lee, carrying some glasses, enters through the doorway.
LEE
Mom and Dad are floating down
memory lane again!
Lee walks over to her sisters, putting the glasses down on a
counter. Hannah is scooping seeds out of a cantaloupe.
Holly, leaning on the table, sips her drink. The music from
the living room is softly heard as the three sisters chat
comfortably and easily with each other.
HANNAH
(smiling and turning
to Lee)
Aah... Hey, have you tried Holly
and her friend’s shrimp puffs?
LEE
(nodding to Holly,
touching her arm)
I think they’re fantastic.
HANNAH
(to Holly)
You’ve outdone yourself.
HOLLY
(overlapping her
sisters, shrugging
and smiling)
Oh, my God. Thank you.
LEE
(interrupting, to Hannah)
I need an antihistamine. Mom
thinks she’s feeling her asthma,
and so...
HANNAH
(overlapping)
Ohh?
HOLLY
(overlapping, lighting
a cigarette)
Uh-oh.
LEE
(continuing)
...before she starts turning into
Camille...
(laughing)
HOLLY
(overlapping)
Yeah, Mom’s Camille when she gets
up in the morning.
LEE
(turning to Holly)
At least she isn’t drinking. Did
you notice?
HOLLY
(nodding)
Mm-hm.
HANNAH
(turning to look at
her sisters, laughing)
Doesn’t she look great in that new
dress?
HOLLY
(nodding)
Yeah.
LEE
(nodding)
Yeah.
The sisters all talk at once; Hannah is still working at the
sink.
HANNAH
Don’t you think she does?
HOLLY
She really does, though.
LEE
(turning towards the sink)
Yeah, she knows it, too, ’cause
she’s flirting with all the men here.
HOLLY
(puffing on her cigarette)
God.
HANNAH
(scooping out some
cantaloupe seeds)
Maybe when she’s eighty, she’ll
stop straightening her garter belt
when there’s a guy around.
HOLLY
(to Lee, laughing)
I should get a garter belt.
LEE
(laughing)
Yeah.
HOLLY
(looking down at herself)
Get a garter belt...
(sipping her drink)
Get a garter belt and flirt.
LEE
(laughing, to Hannah)
Where are the antihistamines?
HANNAH
Oh, I don-- Ask Elliot for that.
Uh, he’s got them somewhere.
LEE
(nodding)
Okay.
Lee leaves the kitchen. Holly, puffing on her cigarette,
watches her go.
HOLLY
(sighing)
Frederick didn’t come with her.
HANNAH
(turning to Holly,
still working at the sink)
When does Frederick ever come with
her?
HOLLY
(whispering intently)
Tch. He’s such an angry...he’s
such a depressive. I thought she
was moving out!
Hannah shakes her head in disapproval while Holly angrily
takes another sip of her drink.
And the film cuts briefly back to the living room, where
Evan is still playing the piano and singing. The camera
moves past him and a few guests to Norma, who is
enthusiastically singing along, looking at Evan and moving
her hands.
EVAN & NORMA
(singing)
"A pill he is
But still he is
All mine and I’ll
Keep him until he is
Bewitched, a’both--"
CUT TO:
INT. HANNAH’S DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The table is beautifully set for Thanksgiving dinner,
complete with candles, flowers, cut crystal, china, and
silver. Hannah’s children are playing in the room as Hannah
enters, carrying a huge roast turkey. Behind her is Holly,
carrying a casserole. Hannah’s parents can still be heard
singing in the background.
HANNAH
(to the children)
Watch out, you guys. Beep-beep!
HOLLY
(overlapping)
Oh, your kids are so adorable.
CHILDREN
(walking through the doorway)
Bye! Bye!
HOLLY
(putting down her
bowl on the table)
God, it gets so lonely on the
holidays.
HANNAH
(setting down the
turkey on the opposite
end of the table)
Oh, gosh. Well, you know, that’s
why I invited Phil Gammage tonight.
As the sisters talk, the piano music stops. There’s the
sound of light applause as Evan begins a new song, faintly
heard in the dining room.
HOLLY
(grimacing, reacting
to Hannah)
Oh, Hannah!
HANNAH
(overlapping)
It’s, uh, you never know--
HOLLY
(interrupting, gesturing)
He’s such a loser!
HANNAH
He’s not a loser at all!
HOLLY
(shaking her head)
Oh, he’s such a loser!
HANNAH
(overlapping, lighting
a set of candles on
the table)
He’s the headmaster of Daisy’s
school.
HOLLY
Oh, perfect! He reminds me of
Ichabod Crane.
(moving her hand up
and down her throat)
His Adam’s apple keeps jumping up
and down whenever he gets excited.
HANNAH
(laughing)
Listen. He’s a lot better than
your ex-husband. He’s got a good
job.
(handing a pack of
matches to Holly)
Would you light those, please?
He’s-he’s-he’s not a dope addict or
anything.
HOLLY
(striking a match to
light another set of candles)
Give me a break.
APRIL
(offscreen)
Am I interrupting...
The film cuts to April, standing in the doorway of the
dining room and holding a drink.
APRIL
(continuing)
...any sister talk?
HANNAH
(offscreen)
Mm-mm!
HOLLY
(offscreen)
Come in.
The camera moves with April as she walks over to the table,
where Hannah and Holly are lighting candles.
APRIL
Oh, good...
HANNAH
(overlapping, still offscreen)
Come in, come in.
APRIL
(gesturing)
...because there are no interesting
single men at this party!
HANNAH
(now onscreen)
Oh, listen...
HOLLY
(interrupting, waving
out her match)
I know. It’s terrible!
APRIL
(shaking her head)
I mean, I’ve looked everywhere.
HANNAH
(picking at the
turkey and gesturing)
Maybe April would like Phil. Phil
Gammage, the tall guy in there by
the piano.
Holly groans, looking at her sister, while April sips her
drink and nods.
APRIL
(pointing to herself)
Hm-mm. Oh, yeah. I met Phil.
HANNAH
(looking at April, nodding)
Mmm?
APRIL
He’s the--He looks like Ichabod
Crane?
Hannah screams with laughter as she walks toward the end of
the table, past a gleeful Holly, who points her finger at
Hannah as she passes. Hannah, still laughing, playfully
pushes the accusing finger away.
APRIL
(laughing with the
sisters, gesturing)
I love that. That’s my type.
HANNAH
(shaking her head, laughing)
I can’t believe it!
She walks over to a nearby china cabinet.
APRIL
(nodding and looking
at Hannah)
No, really, I really like him a lot.
HOLLY
(overlapping, laughing
and gesturing)
No, really, we mustn’t get
discouraged.
As Holly continues to tease her sister, Hannah opens a
drawer in the cabinet. She takes out two apples decorated
with paper turkey heads and tails and hands them to April.
HOLLY
(fussing at the table)
Hannah will invite some men over
who don’t look like Ichabod Crane.
APRIL
(overlapping)
Mmm.
April starts to put the turkey apples on the table. A
bemused Hannah takes two more out of the cabinet and places
one of them on the table as well.
HOLLY
(straightening a
table setting)
Not this Thanksgiving, you know.
HANNAH
(overlapping, to
April, who has just
set down her apples)
Here. Be careful with those.
HOLLY
(continuing her
teasing, gesturing)
Maybe at Christmas, New Year’s. If
not this New Year’s, maybe next New
Year’s.
While Holly is talking, Hannah hands her the last turkey
apple, accidentally sticking her with one of the toothpicks
that keeps the decorations in place.
HOLLY
(reacting)
Ouch!
HANNAH
(turning to her
sister in surprise)
Oh!
The film cuts to a short hallway leading to a bathroom in
Hannah’s apartment. In the foreground is a standing lamp.
In the background, Elliot is seen walking inside the
bathroom, looking around the room. Light piano music is
dimly heard.
ELLIOT
(searching)
Must be here someplace.
He walks out of the bathroom, moving down the hallway
towards the camera.
LEE
(offscreen)
Oh, you know, I, I love that book
you lent me. The Easter Parade?
You were right. It had very
special meaning for me.
ELLIOT
How’s Frederick? He didn’t come.
Elliot walks into the bedroom as Lee continues to talk
offscreen. The camera, leaving Elliot, moves across the
room, past a wall of framed paintings, a headboard and bed,
a night table and lamp, revealing Lee. She is flipping
through a book by a curtained window.
LEE
(offscreen)
Oh, well, you know Frederick. One
of his moods. Although it wasn’t a
bad week. He
(onscreen)
uh, sold a picture.
ELLIOT
(offscreen)
Oh, great.
The camera stays with Lee as she walks around the room, past
another curtained window, a television set, and a rolltop
desk. She absently flips through the book as she talks to
the offscreen Elliot.
LEE
Yeah, it was, it was one of his
better drawings, a very beautiful
nude study. Actually, it was of me.
(laughing)
It’s funny, you know, it’s a funny
feeling to know you’re being hung
naked in some stranger’s living room.
Lee puts the book she’s been holding down on the desk, only
to pick up another one. She looks at the offscreen Elliot.
LEE
Well, you can’t tell it’s me,
although--
(pausing)
You’re turning all red, Elliot.
She reacts. The camera moves to a blushing Elliot, following
him now as he walks across the room.
ELLIOT
(laughing self-consciously)
Really? So, so, what else? Wh-
what are you up to?
LEE
(offscreen)
Oh, I don’t know. My unemployment
checks are running out. Um, I was
thinking of taking some courses at
Columbia with the last of my savings.
As Lee speaks, Elliot parts a hanging curtain against the
wall to reveal a stereo and some records. He looks at the
offscreen Lee.
ELLIOT
Like, uh...?
LEE
(offscreen)
I don’t know exactly.
As Elliot reaches inside the stereo shelf, grabbing a bottle
of antihistamines, the camera moves back to Lee, who sits
down on the bed. She is still holding a book.
LEE
Uh, sociology, psychology maybe. I
always thought I might like to work
with children.
Elliot walks over to Lee; he sits down on a footstool in
front of her.
ELLIOT
(gesturing with the
bottle of pills
gripped in his hand)
Incidentally, I-I always have
clients who are furnishing places.
Some of them might-might be
interested in buying art. Shall I,
shall I call you?
(chuckling self-consciously)
LEE
Yeah, sure.
(taking the bottle of
pills Elliot hands her)
You know, uh, Frederick would
really by grateful for a sale.
She chuckles; Elliot smiles and chuckles with her.
HANNAH
(offscreen)
Hey, you guys?
Elliot turns in the direction of his wife’s voice.
HANNAH
(offscreen)
Dinner’s ready.
Hannah, eating a carrot stick, enters the bedroom. The
camera stays with her momentarily as she walks towards
Elliot and Lee.
LEE
(offscreen)
Oh, great.
HANNAH
(overlapping)
You look so beautiful.
LEE
(offscreen)
Come on.
HANNAH
(standing by Elliot
and Lee)
Doesn’t she look pretty?
LEE
I bumped into your...
ELLIOT
(overlapping, agreeing
with Hannah)
Yeah.
LEE
(continuing)
...ex-husband on the street the
other day.
HANNAH
(biting her carrot)
Oh, yeah?
LEE
(gesturing)
He was, he’s just as crazy as ever.
He was on his way to get a blood
test.
(laughing, Elliot
joining in)
HANNAH
(reacting)
God, Mickey’s such a hypochondriac.
I wonder how he’d handle it if
there was ever anything really
wrong with him?
ELLIOT
(standing up)
Let’s go have dinner, shall we?
HANNAH
(overlapping)
Mmm.
LEE
(standing up, overlapping)
Good idea.
CUT TO:
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Everyone is seated around the table for Thanksgiving dinner.
Facing the camera are Holly, Lee, Norma, and Hannah. She
sits to the left of Elliot, who’s at the head of the table.
On his right is Evan; April sits next to him. She and the
other guests sit with their backs to the screen. The table
overflows with food, floral decorations, and candles. In
the background, the children sit at a separate table; a maid
serves them turkey. The guests chatter comfortably among
themselves as they eat.
EVAN
(clanking a piece of
silverware against
his water glass)
Now, ladies and gentlemen...
HOLLY
(making a face)
Dad.
Evan continues to clank his glass to get everyone’s attention.
HOLLY
Dad...
LEE
(reacting, to Holly)
Oh...
HOLLY
Dad!
EVAN
(still clanking)
No, now...
HOLLY
I’m starving!
Resigned, Holly puts down her silverware. Lee smothers a
laugh. Norma, reacting, glances at Holly and Lee. Everyone
knows what’s coming.
EVAN
(clanking away)
...this is a toast! This is a toast.
HANNAH
(reaching across the
table for Evan’s wine
glass, laughing)
Get his wine away.
EVAN
This is a toast. You know this
beautiful Thanksgiving dinner was
all...
Holly laughs. Lee glances over to her, reacting. Hannah,
embarrassed, reacts and sits with her hands on her face.
Lee and the rest of the guests put down their silverware.
They look at Evan, listening.
EVAN
...prepared...by Hannah.
Hannah, embarrassed, makes a victory sign.
HANNAH
(modestly pointing to
the maid)
Uh, and a little help...
Lee and Holly try to suppress their laughter. Norma glares
at them.
NORMA
(to her daughters)
Hey!
HANNAH
(continuing)
...from Mavis, also.
Elliot wraps his arm around Hannah; he pulls her towards him
affectionately and kisses her on the cheek. She hugs him
back.
ELLIOT
(hugging Hannah)
You bet.
HANNAH
(overlapping, looking
down the table while
still in Elliot’s embrace)
Holly and April, thanks for helping.
Mavis the maid exits, carrying some trays, as the group
starts to cheer and applaud. Holly waves her napkin at
April, then holds up her wine glass.
EVAN
(overlapping the noise)
No, you did it.
HOLLY
(overlapping, toasting
her friend)
April, April!
HANNAH
(overlapping, gesturing)
I am... I did slave all day.
EVAN
(overlapping, holding
out his wine glass)
And we drink to her, and we all
congratulate her on her wonderful
accomplishment during this last
year...her great success in A
Doll’s House!
The group continues to cheer as they all toast Hannah. She
reacts, smiling but embarrassed.
NORMA
(overlapping, laughing)
Ya-a-a-a-y!
(laughing)
I played Nora. I hate to tell you
what year...
The guests, sipping their wine, quiet down as Norma continues
to speak. Lee and Holly unsuccessfully try to contain their
laughter. Mavis reenters the dining room to serve more food
to the children.
NORMA
(continuing)
And it’s very difficult to behave
like Torvald’s little chipmunk
without making a perfect ass out of
yourself!
(pausing while the
guests laugh heartily)
Now I think that Ibsen would have
been damn proud of our Hannah!
Norma toasts her daughter; everyone follows her. The
applause and cheers begin anew. Hannah, reacting, chuckles.
APRIL
(overlapping the
applause and clapping loudly)
Speech! Speech! Speech!
NORMA
(overlapping)
Yea-a-a-a-ah!
A few guests sip their wine. They all quiet down as Hannah
starts her speech, glancing around the table and gesturing.
HANNAH
(reacting)
I don’t know about that. Oh, no, I
just, see, I-I’ve been very, very
lucky. W-when I had the kids, I
decided to stop working and just,
you know, devote myself to having
the family, and I’ve been very,
very happy
(banging her fists
lightly on the table)
but...I’ve always secretly hoped
that maybe some little gem would
come along and tempt me back on the
stage...
EVAN
(nodding)
Yeah.
HANNAH
(overlapping)
...just for a second. So, now I
got that out of my system and I can
go back to the thing that makes me
happiest.
Hannah tenderly takes Elliot’s hand as she looks around the
table. He, in turn, kneads her shoulder, chuckling with
equal tenderness.
EVAN
(chuckling)
Oh, bravo! Bravo!
Hannah, still embarrassed, looks down at a plate. The group
applauds once more, toasting and drinking, and warmly
sounding their approval.
CUT TO:
"We all had a terrific time."
Classical string music plays as the film cuts to:
EXT. MANHATTAN STREET - NIGHT
A taxi moves down Broadway towards the camera, passing a
truck on the right, the Winter Garden marquee advertising
Cats, and several buildings, and as the taxi moves offscreen,
the classical music still playing, the movie cuts to the
taxi’s backseat. Lee sits by the window, leaning her head
in her hand, a reflective look on her face. Her voice is
heard over the screen.
LEE (V.O.)
Is it my imagination, or does
Elliot have a little crush on me?
(chuckling slightly)
It’s funny. I’ve had that thought
before. He pays a lot of attention
to me all the time, and he blushed
tonight when we were alone in the
bedroom. I wonder if he and Hannah
are happy? It’s funny, I...I still
feel a little buzz from his flirting.
CUT TO:
INT. FREDERICK’S LOFT - NIGHT
Lee stirs a cup of coffee on the counter of the loft’s
modern kitchen area; a nearby vase hold flowers. She walks
across the loft, with its high ceilings and beige walls,
holding her coffee.
LEE
(to an offscreen Frederick)
Want some coffee or tea?
FREDERICK
(offscreen)
No, thank you.
Lee continues to walk, past a modern chaise, a bookcase,
some sofas, two columns. Lamps hang down from the ceiling.
The classical music still plays in the background. Lee
stops at a plastic-enclosed work area. Frederick can be
seen working at a drawing board on the other side of the
clear plastic screen.
LEE
(stirring her coffee)
How about something to eat?
FREDERICK
No, nothing.
The background music stops.
LEE
Are you sure?
FREDERICK
Absolutely.
LEE
(walking around the
screen to Frederick)
Mmm, what am I gonna do with you?
(laughing)
As Lee walks over to the drawing board where Frederick is
sitting, he is seen intently cleaning some paintbrushes with
a rag. Lee stands by him, leaning over the board, and looks
directly at him. The table is filled with cans of brushes
and artist’s equipment.
LEE
God!
(sniffing)
And why didn’t you come tonight?
We all had a terrific time. I
really think you would have enjoyed
yourself.
FREDERICK
(not looking at Lee)
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