Revisiting how the first half of Scene 59 is scripted:
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59 INT - JENKINS'S COTTAGE - DAY
Alex, Claire and Quentin are having a drink.
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And that's when yesterday's quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Alex: 'Imagine! Running down the Master of Collinwood.'
comes up, followed by today's quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Quentin: 'On his first day, too...before he's even put out the rules of the manor.'
coming up.
And as far as differences in the dialogue go, because Scene 58 was completely reworked in the film, Scene 59 begins differently. For one, those two quoted lines were completely dropped. For two, two lines from a bit later in the scene become the first two lines delivered. And for three, the dropped lines are then replaced by two completely new lines. But I'm not going to get into any of that just yet because the actual first line of the scene in the film is tomorrow's quote in the slideshow...
And so far as any differences in the descriptions and directions go, as can be seen in the following capture -
- in the film there's actually an exterior scene establishing the Jenkins' cottage before Scene 59 begins - and when Scene 59 begins, before anyone says anything, Alex, Quentin and Claire are seen having a good laugh, as can be seen -
- in the above capture.
And while there are no differences at this point between the ways Scene 59 appears in DC's and Grayson Hall's scripts, DC's script does have two notations at the outset of the scene. He writes that a typewriter, etc. should be there in the cottage (and as can be seen in the following capture -
- there is indeed one located under the painting and on a desk behind where Quentin is sitting), and then he mentions something that will come into play later in the rewoked section of Scene 59, so I'll hold off mentioning it until then...
Continuing with Scene 59 as scripted:
Quentin is looking at a painting over the mantel. It is one he gave them for a wedding present.
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And that's when today's quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Quentin: 'I see you still have that.'
comes up.
And as far as what's different with that bit of dialogue, Quentin actually says "I see you've still got that crazy eye of mine" - and as mentioned yesterday, it's actually the first line of dialogue in the scene.
And so far as any differences in the descriptions and directions go, as can be seen in today's capture -
- (as well as several others that have been posted recently), the painting is not over the mantel but is actually on the wall behind Quentin so, in actuality, as can be seen in the following capture -
- Quentin has to turn around to look at it before he can comment about it to Alex.
And it's an interesting bit of trivia that Quentin gave them the painting as a wedding present. Too bad that's not actually brought in any of the dialogue.
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And continuing with more of Scene 59 as scripted we have today's quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Alex: 'A place of honor, old buddy -- wherever we go -- so how's life in the castle? Have you seen Miss Drake smile yet?'
- however, it doesn't play at all like that in the film.
So, as far as the differences with that bit of dialogue go, at first Alex actually says "Yes sir, buddy -- wherever we go, that goes" - to which Quentin replies with an unscripted "Oh" - and then the first scripted line of dialogue for the scene is reworked for Claire when she says "Imagine finding the Master of Collinwood roaming around a cemetery" - and then Quentin's dropped dialogue is reworked when he says "Hey, Alex - they've got tombstones in that place that are over 300 years old" - and it's not until after that that Alex actually asks "Tell me, how's life at the old castle? Uh - have you seen Miss Drake smile yet?" - to which Quentin replies with an unscripted "Once."
And considering there aren't any descriptions or directions in Alex' quote, nothing could possibly be different from the script with regard to descriptions and directions. However, as can be seen in the following capture -
- Claire puts her hand on Quentin's knee when she remarks about finding him in the cemetery - but then, considering it's an unscripted remark, that action couldn't have been scripted, now could it?
And catching up with more of Scene 59 we have Sunday's quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Claire: 'She had no reason to smile at you, Alex. (turning to Quentin) The first time he meets her he asks if the place is haunted.'
- followed by yesterday's first quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Quentin (smiling): 'Is it?'
- followed by yesterday's second quote -
Page 22/Scene 59 - Claire: 'Not according to her.'
- followed by the first part of today's quote -
Pages 22/Scene 59 - Alex: (having fun with it) 'We'll go to the Blue Whale Bar some night. There's a Cap'n Russel that will tell you a (MORE)'
- followed by the second part of today's quote -
Pages 23/Scene 59 - Alex (Contd): 'different story. Seems there's a beautiful young servant girl who roams the halls of Collinwood.'
And as far as the differences with the dialogue go, Claire gives an unscripted laugh before she tells Alex that Carlotta had no reason to smile at him - and when it comes to today's quote, Alex actually says "Yeah, well, one these nights, uh, we're gonna to go to the Blue Whale and I'm gonna introduce you to a Captain Russel who'll tell you a different story. Seems there's a young beautiful servant girl who roams the halls of Collinwood."
And considering that once again there aren't any descriptions or directions, nothing could possibly be different from the script with regard to descriptions and directions.
But before we close this post, two points about what's said. Quentin is quite serious when he asks if Collinwood is haunted. And, of course, the audience knows why that is even if Alex and Claire don't. And more interestingly, is it that the young beautiful servant girl seen roaming Collinwood is Sarah Castle? It seems unlikely anyone would refer to Angelique as a 'servant girl, beautiful or otherwise. So, if it is Sarah, in what capacity is she seen?[spoiler]One would presume it can't be Sarah's ghost because she has been reincarnated as Carlotta. And while Quentin will soon have a memory of seeing Sarah in the window of her 1810 bedroom when it was also Carlotta who was in the window at the same time, Quentin, as the reincarnation of Charles, was also a part of the events that Sarah lived through. But presumably the people who might have seen Sarah at Collinwood would have no such connection to Sarah or Carlotta, so how would they come to see Sarah?[/spoiler]Some interesting points to ponder...
Picking up Scene 59 where we left off ... with ... Quentin's reply to Alex' remark about Collinwood supposedly being haunted by "a young beautiful servant girl":
Page 23/Scene 59 - Quentin: 'If she cleans well, we'll hire her.'
And that's followed by the script continuing with:
CLAIRE It's time for lunch.
She gets up and starts for the kitchen.
What do you want - ham or tuna- fish?
ALEX Both.
QUENTIN The same.
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And that's when today's quote -
Page 23/Scene 59 - Claire (kissing Quentin): 'Lovely having you here ... despite my welcome.'
- comes up, followed by the script explaining:
She EXITS into the kitchen.
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And as far as the differences in the dialogue go, before bringing up lunch, Claire laughs at Quentin's remark about hiring the girl if she cleans well - and Claire's quoted line from today is dropped from the scene - and obviously it was dropped for the same reason that the beginning of Scene 59 was reworked: because Scene 58 was reworked - and in DC's version of the script, Claire's dropped line actually has a box drawn around it and a big X drawn in the box - however, DC's script does not replace it with what Claire actually does do and say before she leaves the room, and that's to sigh and say "Right" as if she should have known they'd want both.
And when it comes to the differences in the descriptions and directions, Claire just simply stands up before she asks if they want ham or tuna - and we might presume she's going to the kitchen when she exits, but we don't actually see her go there because she simply leaves the room.
And after tomorrow's quote comes up, we'll get into the section of Scene 59 that's different in DC's script from the way it's written in Grayson's script. But more on that tomorrow...
Well, it may have been "tomorrow" when it was gotten into originally, but it won't be until about October 4th before it's gotten into this time around...