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I forgot to mention the other day that in addition to what's noted in the above post, DC also added:
157A 3RD FL LANDING
But considering that he didn't write in any descriptions or directions for what might have happened there and that no scene takes place there in the film, I didn't bother to include it when I was typing up the script.
And once again moving on to the next four scenes as scripted:
162 INT - TOWER STAIRS - DAY 162
Quentin is at the door. He reaches in his pocket for
his keys, suddenly remembers his keys are in his
jacket. He turns and leaves.
163 INT - TOWER ROOM - DAY 163
Tracy breathes a sigh of relief as the SOUND OF
QUENTIN'S FOOTSTEPS disappear. PAN WITH HER as she
crosses to the door, and opening it, leaves the
tower, closing the door, The SOUND of her LOCKING
IT can be heard.
164 INT - SECOND FLOOR LANDING - DAY 164
as Carlotta comes TOWARD CAMERA. She suddenly stops,
seeing Tracy descending the steps O.S.
TRACY - CARLOTTA'S P.O.V.
as she comes downstairs, the keys in her hand, and
is about to turn toward the gallery. She suddenly
catches Carlotta out of the corner of her eye. She
stops and looks at her.
CARLOTTA - TRACY'S P.O.V.
Carlotta stares back at her, then crosses to the
stairs and descends to the first floor without saying
a word.
INT - SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR - DAY
Ignoring the brief moment with Carlotta, Tracy quickly
moves to the gallery.
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And when it comes to what's different with the dialogue, unlike how Scene 164 is scripted without dialogue, it does contain a bit of dialogue in the film, but I'm going to hold off on getting into that ...
And when it comes to what's different with the descriptions and directions, in Scene 162 we only see Quentin pat his pockets, he doesn't reach into either one for his keys - and in Scene 163 Tracy does indeed breath a sigh of relief as the sounds of Quentin's footsteps disappear, but the camera has no need to pan with her as she crosses to the door because, as we got into last time, she never moved to the other side of the room - in fact, after Tracy breathes a sigh of relief as the sounds of Quentin's footsteps disappear, the scene ends in the film, so we never see Tracy open the door, or leave the tower, or close the door, and nor do we hear the sound of her locking the door - and Scene 164 plays altogether differently in the film because it's practically nothing like what's scripted, but I honestly believe it might just be the better for that fact because what does happen is quite simply one of the best scenes in the film, ...
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... and when it comes to Scene 164, Grayson made some notes in her script that certainly still apply even though things were changed because she writes that Carlotta's attitude toward Tracy is "whatever you're doing, how dare you do it" and "your day is coming soon" ...
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What is it about the dream that makes us stop being ourselves? wonders Mrs. Johnson. Julia doesn't know, but she's bringing in Stokes to help them. Mrs. Johnson wants to go see Stokes, but Julia says it's going to take several days to figure things out--she'll call the professor today.Mrs. Johnson cries, what can I do until Stokes is ready? Control yourself, encourages Julia, but Mrs. Johnson feels that someone else is controlling her, and she can't. Julia went through it, too.
...
160 EXT - COLLINWOOD DRIVE - DAY - HIGH ANGLE 160
Quentin's car drives into the portico and stops. In
a moment the door opens, and Quentin gets out. As
he crosses to the house, PAN TO THE TOWER where Tracy
can be seen through the windows, still looking at the
picture. She crosses to the windows where she stands
trying to puzzle it out. Suddenly, she looks down and
reacts to the sight of Quentin's car.
161 INT - TOWER ROOM - DAY 161
as Tracy moves quickly to the door and is about to
EXIT. She hears the SOUND OF QUENTIN'S VOICE O.S.
And that's when today's first quote -Page 74/Scene 161 - Quentin (O.S.): 'Carlotta -- have you seen my jacket? I can't buy a damn thing without my wallet.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
161 CONTD CONTD 161
Quickly Tracy jumps back and closes the door from
inside. She fumbles with the keys. Before she can
put the key in the lock, the SOUND OF QUENTIN'S
VOICE can be heard -- this time at the base of the
Tower stairs.
And that's when today's second quote -Page 75/Scene 161 - Quentin (O.S.): 'Never mind, Carlotta. I'll check the tower.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
She hears him coming up the steps. Quickly, she
moves to the other side of the room, holding her
breath, staring at the door.
And when it comes to what's different with the dialogue, the interesting thing is that the words are pretty much as scripted but the order of the lines is changed because first Quentin says "Carlotta, have you seen my jacket?" and then he says "Never mind. I'll check the tower. Can't buy a damn thing without my wallet." And not all of it is delivered off screen, but more on that below...
And when it comes to what's different with the descriptions and directions, ... when it comes to Scene 160, Quentin's car doesn't drive into the portico because it actually stops quite a bit -
- short of it, after which we do see Quentin get out and run toward the front door - and after the camera has panned to the tower, we actually see Tracy through the windows as she still stands at the easel trying to puzzle the painting out, and that's the only stuff that's shot from outside - when Tracy turns from the painting, things are back to being shot from inside the tower - and she doesn't cross to the windows to stand and puzzle things out because her intent is to leave as she moves by the window and toward the door, but she stops in her tracks when she sees (we don't) Quentin's car - and at the start of Scene 161, Tracy is still looking out the window when all of a sudden she hears Quentin's voice as he says "Carlotta, have you seen my jacket?" off screen, and she quickly turns -
- and moves down to close the door -
- as we hear Quentin say "Never mind. I'll check the tower" - however, we don't see Tracy fumble with the keys to try to put the key in the lock because immediately after Tracy closes the door the camera pans to the lower tower where we actually see Quentin approaching as -
- he says "Can't buy a damn thing without my wallet" - and when things switch back to inside the tower, we don't see Tracy quickly move to the other side of the room because what she actually does is -
- Tracy plaster herself against the wall by the door, holding her breath as she hears Quentin's footsteps coming up the stairs.
... an extremely rare alternate B&W version of Tracy uncovering the painting:
(Click here for a 800X624 version)
And while we're still on the subject of the completed painting, I've often wondered what is the actual significance of this request to Charles from Angelique:
It cannot be a mere piece of simple dialogue in Scene 85, especially when a reworking of it is repeated in Scene 86 of the 129 minute version of the film (and we know that because it's accidentally a part of the DVD/Blu-ray release as well as the versions available online via Amazon and iTunes) -
- and there are at least two ways the request could be interpreted within the film - but, again, what is the actual significance...
A B&W still of Tracy uncovering the painting -
(Click here for a 700X537 version)
The TV By Day caption for it reads: "In this scene, Kate Jackson as Tracey realizes that
her husband is having an affair with a ghost as she
uncovers the newly finished portrait of Angelique and
Charles Collins."
- a copy of which that is cropped on three sides but actually shows a bit more behind Tracy appeared as part of the December 1971 NoDS article in TV By Day Magazine. A slightly cropped copy appears on page 5 of the booklet for the movies' soundtrack CD. And another copy appeared as part of perhaps my favorite review of the film -
- the only sad thing about the review is they didn't get Lara Parker's name right...
... here's the start of a preview of a major thing that transpires in Scene 159:
First up, the Lobby Card -...
(Click here for a 930X738 version)
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- and then the still -
(Click here for a 700X476 version)
- a cropped version of which appears on page 180 of the DS Movie Book
Note that the quality of the lobby card is very close to that of the still, so who knows what Heritage Auctions did when they scanned the first and third lobby cards?
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158 INT - STAIRS TO TOWER - DAY 158
A frightened Tracy stands at the door, key in hand.
Finally unlocking the door, she opens it and ENTERS
THE ROOM
159 INT - TOWER ROOM - DAY - TRACY'S P.O.V. 159
The painting on the easel is covered. The room is a
mess. The cot looks as if it had been slept in.
Tracy ENTERS THE SHOT, leaving the door open. She
crosses to the easel. She lifts off the cover and
is shocked by what she sees. The picture is now
completed. The reality of the situation shocks her.
It is obvious Quentin has been completing Charles'
unfinished portrait. The picture now includes a man
who looks very much like Quentin and who stands in
front of the half-clad Angelique. In his arms he
carries the limp figure of a girl. The girl's face
is Tracy's. It seems she is an offering to Angelique.
...
And when it comes to what's different with the descriptions and directions, DC actually added additional info for the setting of Scene 158 -
158 INT - STAIRS TO TOWER - DAY - LOWER TOWER 158
- so no doubt that's why we actually see Tracy come up the tower stairs, after which she comes to a stop at the door, hesitates, looks down at the key in her hand, but then reaches to unlock the door, though she doesn't enter the room - and Scene 159 is not shot from Tracy's P.O.V. because, as can be seen in the following capture, it starts off -
- with a shot of the door from the inside (as we hear the key turn in the lock), and then after the door opens, we actually see Tracy -
- peer inside - and after she enters she looks about the room, but we don't see that the cot looks as if it had been slept in because we don't see the cot at all because almost immediately Tracy crosses to the easel and uncovers the canvas - and from there things progress as scripted ...
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