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thus not having to write the picture
at all. Take a note.
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For the textbook I will someday do
on the art of screenwriting,
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never play 13, 31
and the corners thereof
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for any serious length of time for
any serious money. It doesn't work.
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And now I have to. Shall we begin?
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An Alexander Meyerheim production.
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Caps, quotes. The Girl Who Stole
the Eiffel Tower.
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You do like the title?
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Oh, yes,
it certainly sounds intriguing.
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It intrigued Meyerheim, too.
He bought the title, script unseen.
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Original story and screenplay
by Richard Benson.
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Page one. Fade in. Exterior.
Paris, naturally.
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Let's see, night or day?
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Day.
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Begin... with a shot of...
of the Eiffel Tower.
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The camera zooms in. Standing
windswept and alone on a platform
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is a mysterious woman in black.
She glances at her watch.
:14:06
And we see...
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How the hell do I know?
Mysterious woman in black.
:14:17
Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
:14:19
Mustn't be obvious. Don't give the
whole story too early. OK. Fade in.
:14:24
Exterior, le Sacré Coeur. Day.
:14:29
No...
:14:31
Make that, erm...
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...the Grand Palais.
:14:41
We've got to give the audience
:14:44
the taste and smell
of the real Paris.
:14:50
OK.
:14:53
Exterior. Christian Dior.
The camera pans,
:14:55
and now we see a white Rolls-Royce
pull up and come to a stop.