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And yet more of Scene 88, picking up with today's first quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Quentin: 'Oh, Carlotta, Charles Collins --'
- coming up, followed in the script by:
She turns and looks at him.
And that's where today's second quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Carlotta: 'Yes, sir?'
- comes up, followed by today's third quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Quentin: 'I found some of his work in the tower room.'
-coming up, followed by today's fourth quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Carlotta: 'Oh?'
- coming up - followed by today's fifth quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Quentin: 'Do you know anything about his history?'
- coming up.
And as for what's different in the dialogue, rather than the first quote, Quentin actually and simply says "Carlotta" - and Carlotta actually and simply responds "Yes" - after which Quentin actually says "I found some old painting of Charles Collins in the tower room" - to which Carlotta does indeed respond with "Oh?", like it's a surprise to her (but we know she was just waiting for that to happen) - and then Quentin does indeed ask about Charles' history as written.
And when it comes to what is different with the descriptions and directions, there's nothing to get into so far as what's scripted, but I do have to say that as often as I've watched the film, I'd never really noticed until I was picking the captures for today that after Quentin puts the riding breeches down on the dining table, just like the typical wife, Tracy picks them up and neatly folds them into her lap so that they don't get wrinkled. I suppose in all the other viewing I was too focused on Quentin and Carlotta's exchange.
And oddly again DC's script has a notation for a 2 shot of Alex and Claire (after Carlotta turns to look at Quentin) that isn't in the film.
And continuing with more of Scene 88, picking up with Carlotta's answer as today's quote:Page 39/Scene 88 - Carlotta: 'He was a marvelous man, a brilliant artist.'
And so far as what's different in the dialogue in the film, Carlotta actually says "Yes, I do. He was a marvelous man, a brilliant artist."
And so far as what's different with the descriptions and directions, there's nothing to get into because there aren't any descriptions or directions in this portion of the script. However, DC has a notation for this line in his script that says it would be shot over Carlotta's shoulder and showing Alex, Quentin and Tracy. But being shot over her shoulder is obviously not the way it was done because in the film Carlotta is seen in close-up, which is much more effective. There really isn't a true over the shoulder shot in the entire scene.
The interesting thing about the notation in DC's script about doing a shot of Alex, Quentin and Tracy over Carlotta's shoulder is that after Carlotta says Charles was marvelous and brilliant, the next shot in Scene 88 is one of those three, though as can be seen in this capture -
- it isn't shot over Carlotta's shoulder. And as soon as Alex begins to deliver today's quote -Page 39/Scene 88 - Alex: 'You sound as if you know him.'
- (though he actually says "You almost sound like you know him, Carlotta" in the film), the camera pans to show Carlotta, as can be seen in -
- today's capture.
More with Scene 88.
After the subject of Quentin's "surprise" gift of riding breeches is dealt with, Quentin mentions to Carlotta that he's found some of Charles Collins' old paintings in the tower room (and the interesting thing is that in the script this is the first time Quentin and Carlotta have shared a scene since he found them, but in the film as it stands the scene in Sarah's room after Quentin has seen Sarah screaming in the window takes place in between) and Quentin asks Carlotta, "Do you know anything about his history?", and the subtitles reflect that, but for some reason the closed captioning drops the "do" -
- and after Carlotta replies that she does and that he was a "marvelous man" and "a brilliant artist," Alex remarks, "Oh, you almost sound like you know him, Carlotta," and the subtitles also reflects that, but the closed captioning has -
- and to that Carlotta reacts with a sly smile and an unscripted titter, which the closed captioning acknowledges -
- but the subtitles ignores.
And from there things briefly go back as scripted, but more issues are to come...
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Collinwood drawing room - We'd just better pray Quentin finds her before she finds Kendrick, Julia, says Flora--the state she's in, she's likely to tell him more than you did. There's nothing wrong with what I told him, says Julia defensively. There was no reason to tell him anything at all, says Flora. After what he'd seen? asks Julia, I had to say something to him! How do you know he won't repeat that to everyone he meets? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, but it was better than saying nothing about it! We should have found some way of dealing with him a long time ago, says Flora--we always knew something like this was inevitable. I tried to deal with him, I even offered him money, says Julia. He refused? asks Flora. Yes, says Julia, he said he wouldn't take any amount of money to not see Melanie again. Do you think seeing Melanie change that way shocked him so badly, he'll never come back? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, there was no way of telling what he was thinking when he left. We'll have to face it, says Flora, if it didn't shock him enough, he'll be more trouble than ever--if he really is in love with Melanie, we'll never get rid of him! We've got to keep trying, insists Julia, we must convince him the situation is hopeless. Yes, agrees Flora, but we must be careful--we don't want to happen to him what happened to... Julia interrupts--how is Morgan? she asks. No change, reports Flora