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It is an OLD HANDBAG of a style not seen since the forties when she was a young girl。 She pulls it down to examine。 It is very dusty and worn�察�but the snaps still work。 She places it against her side to see if it would still be fashionable。 She opens it and finds an old lipstick reading the bottom where the name of the shade is located。
FRANCESCA ��cont'd��
Ha�察�they don't even made this color
anymore。
She exits the closet and moves to an old mirror�察�trying the lipstick on。 As she decides whether or not she likes it�察�a
thought occurs to her。。。 she remembers something。She crosses back to the handbag and feels the inside for a compartment hidden by a flap of material and a snap。 She unsnaps it and an old BACK & WHITE PHOTO slips out。 She looks at its image two young people against an Italian background。 Francesca is twenty years younger with her arms around a handsome�察�black´haired charmer named
FRANCESCA ��V。O。��
;Niccolo。 I couldn't remember the last time I had seen that face。 And then the memories wouldn't stop。 Like an avalanche。。。;
CUT TO�此�
FLASHBACK ´
EXT。 NAPLES COUNTRYSIDE�察�20 YEARS EARLIER ´ DAY
A hot�察�breezy summer day。 A young vibrant Francesca is storming through an open field�察�angry�察�while Niccolo calls after her in pursuit。
The following scene is played in Italian with subtitles。
NICCOLO
Francesca� �Francesca� �Where the hell are you going�拭 �
FRANCESCA
Leave me alone� �
NICCOLO
You play these games and I'm supposed to follow run after you like a schoolboy。 Well�察�I'm not� �I'm fed up� �
Niccolo stops。 Several yards ahead of him�察�Francesca stops and turns。 Suddenly�察�she storms back towards him until they
are face to face。
FRANCESCA
So that's it� �You just give up� �
NICCOLO
What ;give up;�拭�You agreed with them� �Mommy and Daddy said stay away from me and you said all right。 What am I supposed to do�拭 �
FRANCESCA
Fight for me� �
Niccolo grabs her violently。
NICCOLO
ENOUGH� �You don't know what you want� �Stop looking for me to tell you� �STOP IT� �
Francesca knows he's right。 He releases her。
NICCOLO ��cont'd��
We can go back now and end it or we can go back and you tell them off。 This is your choice� �Not mine。 But I won't do this anymore。 This is for children� �
Frustrated and sad�察�Francesca sits upon the ground。 Niccolo knows she cannot face her parents yet he looks sympathetic。
EXT。 JOHNSON HOUSE ´ DAWN 1965
Francesca sits on the back porch in her bathrobe�察�looking out over the pasture as if she were watching the previous scene happen right before her eyes。
In the pasture stands NICCOLO as he was twenty years ago。 Memories have overlapped。 A field in Naples is now a pasture
in Iowa and Niccolo is as real to her as the grass。 He is staring at her seated on the porch of her Iowa home�察�a woman
twenty yards older than when he knew her。 He smiles。
FRANCESCA ��V。O。��
;I had forgotten this。 I had somehow remembered it being more his fault�察�his decision。 Then I remembered we made love in that field before we left for home。 And I remembered it was my idea。 I remembered tearing his shirt and biting his body�察�hoping he would kidnap me。 I had forgotten that too。 And I wondered�察�as I sat there。。。 how many other things I'd forgotten。;
RICHARD ��O。S。��
Frannie。
Startled�察�Francesca turns as if she were caught in the act。 Richard is fully dressed�察�prepared to start the day。 Francesca turns back to the pasture Niccolo is gone。
CUT TO�此 �
6
INT。 JOHNSON HOUSE ´ EVENING
It is a week later。 Francesca is making dinner。 A COUNTRY STATION is tuned in on the radio。
FRANCESCA ��V。O。��
;The following week was the Illinos State Fair。 The two of you were going with dad to exhibit Carolyn's prize steer。 It was the Sunday night you left。 I know it sounds awful but I couldn't wait for you all to leave。 You were going to be gone until Friday。 Four days。。。��beat�� Just four days。。。;
Francesca's expression looks as if she needs a break from her family for more like four years。
FRANCESCA ��cont'd��
Michael� �Carolyn� �Richard� �Dinner� �
She sets down a bowl of potatoes�察�a plate of sausages�察�coffee and corn as one by one her family enters and sits down。
Michael enters through a screen door from the back�察�letting the DOOR SLAM SHUT。
FRANCESCA
Michael�察�what did I tell you about
that door�拭�
Richard enters after Michael�察�letting the door SLAM THE same way。 Francesca is about to say something�察�but gives up。
Everyone begins eating in complete silence。
When Michel can't open the ketchup bottle�察�Francesca grabs it�察�palms the top skillfully and twists it off。 She hands it
back to Michael who makes no comment。
When Richard scans the table for something that obviously isn't there�察�Francesca is up out of her seat before he can
ask�察�at the fridge�察�grabbing the sour cream�察�closing the fridge and back at the table with incredible swiftness。
When Michel moves his big arm to reach for the salt�察�he knows over his cup and saucer�察�which Francesca catches with
both hands before they hit the floor。 Her reflexes are like a trained athlete。
Finally�察�Francesca is able to sit and sip her coffee。 She watches her teenage daughter fill her plate with a blank
expression that lets nothing slip through no indication of all the tempests of emotions that go through a teenage girl。
FRANCESCA
You excited about going�察�Carolyn�拭�
Without looking up�察�Carolyn fakes a smile。 Looking at her�察�Francesca remembers Carolyn as a three´year´old girl�此 �
FLASHBACK。
In the same kitchen�察�THREE´YEAR´OLD CAROLYN runs around her mother's feet completely naked�察�squealing with delight as
Francesca flicks her water from the tap。
FLASHBACK ENDS。
Francesca watches as Carolyn eats in silence�察�distant�察�locked in her own secret teenage thoughts and dreams。
Francesca then looks to her son�察�shoveling food into his mouth at an alarming rate。 She attempts a conversation。
FRANCESCA ��cont'd��
How was your date last night�拭 �
MICHAEL
��w/o looking at her��
Okay。
FRANCESCA
What's her name�拭 �
MICHAEL
Betty。
FRANCESCA
What's she like�拭 �
MICHAEL
Okay。
Silence。 Frustrated�察�Francesca has a fantasy ´
FANTASY�此�
Francesca picks up a blunt butter knife�察�rises out of her seat�察�grabs her son and shoves the knife at his throat�此 �
FRANCESCA
Do you like her�拭�
Michael finally reacts with more than one word frightened for his life。
MICHAEL
Uh。。。 Yeah。 Yeah。 She's real nice。
FRANCESCA
Well�察�what's nice about her�拭�Tell us� �
MICHAEL
Well�察�she's。。。 she's real pretty and。。。 and she's got a cute shape。。。 she's a good sport�察�ya know�察�for laughs and
��desperate��。。。 she loves fried chicken wings and beer。
FRANCESCA
Isn't that nice�拭�You should bring her home to meet us� �
FANTASY ENDS。
Francesca looks at Michael in disgust。
RICHARD
We better get moving。
��to Francesca��
You sure you don't want to come�拭�
Francesca looks at Richard with complete conviction。
FRANCESCA
I'm positive。
RICHARD
I'm going to miss you。
FRANCESCA
It's only four days。
He gives her a sweet peck on the lips。 Francesca smiles�察�anxious for them all to leave。
INT。 JOHNSON HOUSE ´ LATER THAT NIGHT
Alone�察�dressed in her bathrobe�察�Francesca checks the front door。 She crosses to the living。 Noticing two throw pillows
on the floor�察�she arranged them neatly on the couch。 She sits herself in an easy chair then flicks on a reading lamp and
opens her book。 After five seconds�察�she closes the book。 She crosses to the TV and turns it on�察�then turns it off before
the picture tuned in。
She turns and leans on the TV�察�flicking the ON/OFF switch on and off as her mind wanders。 She gets an idea。 She crosses to the hi´fi and looks through several albums she got from her Columbia Record Club。 But nothing inspires her and she
quickly loses the desire for music。 She's antsy。 She has this time alone and she doesn't know how to spend it。
She walks through the dining room�察�passing a china closet filled with fancy dishes and glasses。 She stops。 Shoved in
the corner behind is an old�察�un´opened bottle of BRANDY。 She removes up�察�setting atop the dining table to open it。
But when she catches a reflection of herself in the window opposite her�察�she stops。 She sees a lonely�察�frustrated woman
in a tattered bathrobe anxious to open a bottle of liquor。 Deflated�察�she returns the brandy to the cupboard and exits。
EXT。 BACK PORCH ´ NIGHT
Francesca sits on the porch with a book in her lap�察�gazing out over the pasture。 It's a hot night。 She opens the top of
her rope a bit。 Feeling the air against her skin�察�she decides to open it a bit more。 She gets an idea。
Standing�察�she looks to see if anyone is around though rationally she knows there isn't a soul for miles。 She turns
off the porch light。 With a brave and daring impulse�察�she sheds her bathrobe and stand naked under the night sky。 The
air feels good against her body。 She opens her arms up against the night sky and moon like an Indian priestess。
Suddenly�察�she starts hitting her body as mosquitoes begin attacking her bare torso。 Thwarted�察�she quickly covers
herself with a robe and runs into the house。
CUT TO�此�
INT。 KITCHEN ´ MORNING
Francesca trudges into the kitchen。 As if on automatic�察�she takes the coffee pot and fills it with water。 She gets the
coffee and begins spooning it out。 She stops。 She gets the idea of taking herself out for breakfast and dumps the coffee
pot out。
CUT TO�此�
EXT。 MAIN STREET�察�WINTERSET ´ MORNING
A one street town。 On either side are rows of storefronts�察�an old coffee shop/diner�察�a bank�察�a medical center�察�a newspaper building�察�a courthouse and a movie theater showing CAT BALLOU。 The steeple of the local church is the highest structure�察�towering over the town from the end of Main Street。
7
INT。 COFFEE SHOP/DINER ´ MORNING
Dressed in jeans and a light summer blouse�察�Francesca sits alone treating herself to breakfast and the paper。 Some of
the gossip news includes rumors of Frank Sinatra�察�49�察�marrying Mia Farrow�察�19�此�Cary Grant 61�察�marrying DYAN CANNON�察�
27。 Francesca shakes her head in disbelief at such news。She tries to continue reading�察�but is distracted by the loud
conversation in the booth beside her�此�
TWO MIDDLE´AGED WOMAN