Florist stops her.
FLORIST
The head table --?
ALLISON
What about it?
FLORIST
The flowers, maam--?
ALLISON
Freesia, freesia, everywhere. Daddy
loves freesia -- and you, over there,
lights. Not too bright. Im looking
for a saffron glow -- sort of tea-
dance twenties.
EXT. GREAT HALL, COUNTRY ESTATE - MORNING
Parrish, groomed for the day, trots down the stairs, observ-
ing the activity outside throu
florist box, tied with ribbon. Jackie is an eighteen
year old with bad complexion and in contrast to Sonny and
Sal is dressed in teenage sloppiness. Adidas, T-shirt,
bowling jacket, jeans. He is uncertain: waits for directions
from Sonny. Sonny takes the florist box from him.
We see a water truck drive down the street, followed by
Sonnys car, which drives up near bank. It stops, Jackie
gets out,
First, a sky over chimney pots and church towers, with masses of thundercloud and a black cloud moving toward the sun.
Cut to:
Piccadilly Circus, London. Flower sellers (women in shawls with baskets) seated round the base of the Eros monument. Among them Liza Doolittle, the only young one. The rest are elderly or middle aged. All, including Liza, are too poorly clad and dirty to be attractive. L
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Screenplay
by
Aaron Sorkin
FADE IN:
As the OPENING TTTLES ROLL against a series of shots of
statues and paintings of former presidents, we HEAR shards of
dialogue from various presidential speeches.
MAIN TITLES END ON
EXT. BEAUTIFUL ESTABLISHING SHOT OF THE WHITE HOUSE - DAY
Its an early November morning, and the sun has just come
over this extraordinary building. WE HOLD
My Fair Lady Script
Freddy, go and find a cab.
Do you want me to catch pneumonia?
Dont just stand there, Freddy.
Go and find a cab.
All right, Ill get one.
Look where youre goin, dear.
Look where youre goin!
Im so sorry.
Two bunches o violets trod in the mud.
A full days wages.
-Freddy, go and find a cab.
-Yes, Mother.
Hes your son, is he?
If youd done your duty
as a mother should...
...you would