hedgehogs and
foxes, all manner of creatures leap and frolic about the
feet of a curious young man. This is JACK O THE GREEN.
His hair is long and unshorn and he wears a costume woven
from ivy leaves, skins and vines. On his feet are bark
sandals. His features are tanned berry-brown and woven
into his tangled locks is a wreath of flowers. He is a
legendary "Green Man" or "Wild Man" who lives the
A blurred image forms on a white screen. A horizontal strip of face, eyes motionless and unblinking.
DAVID (V.O.)
Take trust, for instance, or friendship: these are the important things in life, the things that matter, that help you on your way. If you cant trust your friends, well, what then?
EXT. DAWN
A series of fast-cut static scenes of empty streets.
DAVID (V.O.)
This could have been any
The Saul Zaentz Company
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Screenplay by
Anthony Minghella
Based on the novel by
Michael Ondaatje
Directed by
Anthony Minghella
Produced by
Saul Zaentz
Revised Draft (*)
28th August, 1995
O 1995 The Saul Zaentz Company
1. EXT. LATE 1942. THE SAHARA DESERT. DAY.
SILENCE. THE DESERT seen from the air. An ocean of dunes for mile after mile. The late sun turns the sand every color fr