Wrapping up Scene 103:
Tracy wakes, stares down at him as he struggles for his breath. She shakes him.
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And that's when today's quote -
Page 44/Scene 103 - Tracy: 'Quentin...Quentin? What's wrong?'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
He doesn't really wake up but just opens his eyes for a moment, not really seeing, and then turns over and goes back to sleep. She watches him and when he starts breathing evenly, she lies back as we TRUCK IN ON HER. Her eyes are wide open.
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And when it comes to what's different with the dialogue, Tracy actually just says "Quentin...sweetheart?" without asking what's wrong.
And when it comes to what's different with the descriptions and directions, Quentin doesn't open his eyes at all - what actually happens is that after Tracy is unable to wake him, he simply turns over onto his stomach - and Tracy rubs his back as apparently his breathing becomes more even - and after that we do see Tracy lie back with her eyes remaining wide open, but the camera doesn't truck in on her - and the scene ends with Tracy looking back over at Quentin.
The interesting thing about Tracy's part of this scene is that in its proper placement in the script, there's far more subtext to Tracy's reactions than is ever realized in the film as it currently stands. On their first night at Collinwood nothing has really been happening with Quentin, so Tracy needn't be all that upset - but quite obviously in the script a great deal has happened with Quentin, including him nearly killing Gerard and trying to strangle Tracy, so she has a great deal to concern her about his behavior. And that will come out in Scene 104, which begins a period of several scenes in the slideshow that don't appear in the film as it currently stands, and in the case of some, not even in the 129 minute version...