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Current Talk '24 I / Re: And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of), Part 2 [**Now featuring alternate version
« on: September 21, 2017, 11:14:16 PM »(It's going to fascinating to see how this scene plays in the novelization...)
Unlike several of the recent scenes in the novelization, it's not all that different from the script. There's additional dialogue, but like the script there's very little in the way of descriptions and directions. And much of the action in the film is nowhere to be seen. And that's because what we have to keep in mind here is that in the version of the script used for the novelization the scene in Josette's room between Barnabas and Willie in which Barnabas explains to Willie about Josette and plays the music box never takes place because Scene 118 in the film was a 4/27/70 revision to the script, so this scene is the first we hear of/see the music box in the version of the script used for the novelization:
A few night later after Barnabas received his injection he left Julia to finish up in the lab and went into the drawing room of the old house. There he removed a cleverly designed little music box from a chest and studied it with a sad smile. He touched the lid of the box so that it tinkled out its tune with crystal clarity. And the thin music of the old box took him back many years in thought. Julia entered from the hallway with her medical bag in hand. "Isn't it delightful!" Barnabas beamed at her. "A family heirloom." She smiled. "I'm glad you're in such a happy mood. I spoke to Professor Stokes today. The fact that there have been no attacks recently has almost convinced him that the vampire has disappeared. And the police have lifted the curfew." Barnabas was pleased. "Julia, I owe it all to you! I don't know I shall ever be able to thank you." She said, "It would be pointless now, anyway. We must wait until we achieve total success. Where did you get the music box?" "It was hidden away here," he said. "It belonged to someone I knew many years ago." Julia listened, enthralled. "It's very beautiful." Barnabas gave her a meaningful smile. "I intend to give it to someone soon. Someone I love very much." Julia felt the rush of warm blood to her cheeks. Speech- less and full of hope, she lowered her gaze to the music box quickly. |
Also, it would seem that apparently in this version Barnabas never closes the music box so its music continues to play throughout the scene. But then he also never moves from his chair to the couch to sit by Julia as he does in the film's revised version of the scene. And it's interesting how that move in the film and his clasping of Julia's hand in his makes him appear even more clueless than he was originally intended to be...