분야
hwpunauthorized transcript
of the film by
Neil Jordan and Angela Carter
EXT. WOODS -- DAY
High angle crane shot of an old well, crumbling, surrounded by dead trees
and brown leaves. Crane down to ground level as a large German Shepherd runs
around from behind the well and noses at something hidden in the long dry
grass at the base of the old well.
CLOSEUP of a Victorian china BOY doll lying in the grass, the dogs nose
nuzzling at it.
The dog runs off left.
Brow of hill: dog races up towards camera and runs past.
Bare ground and a blasted tree; camera tracks left as the dog runs through
shot and off left.
A rotting fallen tree; the dog leaps over it into camera and runs past,
dislodging a large toad which falls out of shot.
A stream running between low banks; the dog leaps from right bank to left
and out of shot, startling a large raven into the air.
Bare trees; tilt down to show a roadway and a silver bmw speeding towards
camera.
Tracking shot (as if from car) following the dog as it races through the
trees beside the road; slow zoom in on dog.
The roadway; in extreme foreground a large rat scurries away off left as the
bmw approaches.
EXT. HOUSE -- DAY
The rear of a large three--story country house, cream--coloured and
resplendent in an expanse of green lawn and trees. ALICE, an adolescent girl
in a long white dress runs away from camera towards the house and up the
back stairs.
The front of the house seen through open, ornate wrought--iron gates; the
silver BMW comes into shot at left and wheels away down the drive towards
the house. The dog races into shot in close pursuit.
The dog dashing along the drive.
Low angle (as if from the dogs pov) of the car turning in the drive.
The dog runs after it.
Rapid track in on the rear of the car as it pulls to a stop in front of the
house.
The front entrance as ALICE emerges and runs down the front steps; track
back to include the car as the passenger door opens and MOTEER emerges,
wearing a smart grey suit, and kisses ALICE.
ALICE: Hello, mummy!
MOTHER: Hello, darling.
ALICE: Any presents for me?
MOTHER: A surprise.
ALICE: What?
MOTHER: You know!
ALICE: No I dont - what?
They move to the back of the car, where FATHER has opened the hatchback
trunk and is unloading bags of groceries. MOTHER pulls out a small potted
palm wrapped in brown paper and hands it to ALICE.
MOTHER: Where is she? Did she miss tea again?
ALICE as she takes the plant; we notice that she has a small silver crucifix
on a chain around her neck.
ALICE: She said she had tummy--ache. . .
FATHER and MOTHER continue to unload the car.
ALICE: (os). . . so shes sulking in her room.
FATHER Its her age.
ALICE: Shes a pest!
MOTHER: So were you once! Now go and wake her.
INT. HOUSE -- DAY
Medium shot through the half--open front door onto the driveway, the car
partially visible, as the dog lopes through the door past camera into the
house.
EXT. HOUSE -- DAY
alice walks from car carrying the potted palm and a plastic carrybag; track
with her as she runs up the front steps.
INT. HOUSE -- DAY
High angle through banisters down to the main floor as the panting dog runs
up the stairs past camera.
alice runs into front room past a large dark Victorian sideboard, puts the
plant down onto a table beside a large divan, drops the carrybag onto the
divan and runs up stairs at left.
INT. ROSALEENS ROOM -- DAY
A shelf full of Victorian toys and bric--a--brac; at screen right is a
Pierrot doll with hanging legs in puffed white pantaloons, the legs swinging
gently. Ticking of clock audible.
INT. HALL -- DAY
ALICE rushing up stairs past camera.
ALICE: Pest, pest!
INT. ROSALEENS ROOM
close shot of a porcelain grandMOTHER doll with wire--framed spectacles and
a ruffled bonnet, moving slightly in what seems to be a light breeze.
Ticking clock.
EXT. HOUSE
FATHER and MOTHER carrying plastic bags of groceries from the car towards
the house.
MOTHER: I want you to have a word with her.
FATHER: Well, I have - Ive tried. . . Ive been upstairs to see her. . .
MOTHER: Yes, but not -
FATHER: She always tells me I dont understand her.
MOTHER: Oh, thats ridiculous.
FATHER: Well, shes right.
INT. HOUSE
The landing as dog runs up stairs past old wooden furniture, a large house
plant on a small table, and goes off left.
Low angle up another flight of stairs as the ALICE runs in at right, up the
stairs and off left.
Dog rounds corner at top of stairs and runs towards camera down a corridor;
camera tracks back in front of dog. Old, peeling radiators.
Reverse low angle shot (as if dogs pov): camera tracks quickly along the
corridor, which has an old faded carpet and large, dark oil portraits
propped up on the floor against the walls on either side.
Dog stops outside ROSALEENs room and sniffs at the door.
ALICE runs along the downstairs corridor away from camera, past the old
furniture and the house plant, and mounts the stairs.
The dog is sitting outside the door as the ALICE reaches the top of the
stairs in bg. and runs towar
