"Angel of Destruction" Movie Script
Translated by An Zhi
doom angel
(El Angel Exterminador)
Mexico 1962 Black & White
Screenwriters: Luis, Buñuel, Luis Alcorisa
Director: Luis Buñuel
Photography: Gabriel Figueroa
Main Cast: Sylvia Pinar, Enrique Rambal, Jacqueline Andre, Jose Bavira
Screening time: 95 minutes
To the chorus of the thanksgiving hymn, the opening credits are displayed on a night view of a church. (First the upper facade of the church, then the camera pans down from the porch.)
City Boulevard·Exterior·Night
A close-up of a street sign: (Spanish) Tenjin Street. The camera pans slightly, panning some limousines in the background. Pan and follow a car to reveal the street. Although it was night time, it could be seen that this was a wealthy neighborhood. The camera zooms in on the large iron gate of a garden mansion. A man is followed by a man in uniform (fixed shot of the two). The one who spoke first appeared to be the housekeeper or pantry, pulling the other man's sleeve.
Catering Director: Hello! where are you going?
Luca: I'm going for a walk, just a while...
Caterer: Twenty people are having dinner with us...and you're going for a walk?
Luca (with a look of embarrassment): I didn't expect that. But I'll be back as soon as possible, don't worry.
Luca wanted to move on, but the food steward kept pulling him. (Medium close-up, slightly up.)
Caterer: You can't go!
Luca (almost begging): Please... please let me go...
Butler: Okay, okay, let's go. But don't go through this door again.
When Luca left, the food steward cast a reluctant look and walked into the room. Close-up: The gates are closing. fade out.
Living Room Interior View
Medium close-up: A valet grabs a candelabra and walks across the living room to the dining room.
dining room
Medium close-up: Another valet places a candle holder on a large table in the dining room. The butler came from the door in the background, and the first footman came from the other side with a candlestick in his hand. The camera pans to the butler talking to the servants while checking the table.
Caterer: Luca "slipped"...why did he lose his temper? Quarrel with you?
First Servant: With us? no. He didn't even tell us he was leaving.
Second Servant: We get along very well, he's a real guy.
Catering Director: Forget it! If he is not satisfied here, it would be better if he left... Lucardo is the one in the world!
Second Servant (shrugs): For women, maybe...
A male servant came out. iterative.
kitchen
Panoramic view of the room: In the foreground, the chef is peeling oysters at a table filled with lobster, caviar, etc., and a life-size glass swan for caviar; the left side of the background picture is Chef Pablo. A maid walks into the kitchen with a tray full of glasses. The camera pans back and forth in front of her until you see another maid cleaning a glass.
Menie: Camilla!
Camilla: Huh?
Minnie: What shall we do?
Camilla: You can do whatever you want, but I'm going crazy trying to get out. I can't wait any longer.
Maynie: Me too, but now, where to go?
Camilla: Yeah, it's getting late and it's not safe at night.
The camera pans to Minnie as she walks back and forth in the kitchen.
Minnie: I have a friend, we can sleep at her house.
The little cook enters the screen.
Little cook: I'll accompany you, I'll take you there in a taxi. Anyway, I have to take a...
While the little cook was speaking, Pablo, the head chef, came among them. He looked surprised and angry.
Pablo: You, stay here... (sternly) Wait for me.
The two maids walked away. Maynie took off her hat and apron. Same goes for Camilla. They left and went to the pantry. The camera is on the head chef as he looks at the dishes being cooked on the stove. The second servant came over. The camera pans to him, then pans.
Second Servant: You haven't served caviar yet?
Pablo: No, after the caviar. The wife asked to serve the roast pork with strong flavored vegetables first.
Servant 1 (surprised): This dish is for me.
Second Footman (intervenes): Yes, because you're a real clown!
Servant B tastes the food and makes a strange elephant. fade out.
Outdoor, night, private residence
After a few cars drove through the gate, they bypassed the small garden at the entrance and stopped in front of the steps. We could see several guests getting out of their cars and up the steps. iterative.
kitchen
Two maids came out through a door in the kitchen, wearing coats and hats, and walking across the room, to the astonishment of the chef. They have a calm demeanor and leave work without hesitation. Big closeup: Surprised head chef.
lobby
The two maids passed through the anteroom, heard the voices of the guests, and stopped abruptly. They turned back and hid in a closet next to a pillar on the stairs of the building. It quickly melts into the guests who walk in. They are all dressed in formal or evening gowns. Nobil, the owner of the house, left the crowd and came towards us, looking for servants.
Nobil (slightly raised his head for a close-up view, shouting): Luca! ... Strange, Luca wasn't there. (turning to the guests, asking them to go upstairs) Someone upstairs is helping everyone undress, please, please.
The camera returns to the two maids in the closet.
Minnie: Did you hear anything?
Camilla: They're probably upstairs.
Minnie: It's not good to go this way...
Camilla: You should have thought. You, you only deserve to stay!
Minnie: Then let's go!
They ran to the door, hurried back, and hid in the closet just now. The camera turns to the door again, and several guests enter, just as we saw earlier.
Nobil leaves the guest and looks for the servant.
NOBILE (shouting): Luca? (turns back to the guests, points them to the stairs) Strange, Luca isn't there. Someone upstairs is helping you undress, please, please.
The camera is on the two maids: out of the closet again, then down the steps, when the last pair of guests come up. iterative.
kitchen
Medium close-up. Chef and Chef. The chef put the caviar into the swan cup. The camera pans to a close-up of the swan and pauses for a moment. iterative.
dining room
The butler handed the valet a bottle of champagne. The camera follows the latter until the table is full of guests. The panorama of the overhead shot of the table, the zoom lens of a group of guests, and then moved sideways, the lens is aimed at all the guests at the table.
A guest (voice-over): No, I've never eaten...
Medium and close shot of Branca and the Colonel.
Blanca: So you are the youngest colonel in the army, but you are neither obsessed with honor nor brave?
Colonel: I'm afraid of the cannon, Blanca!
BLANCA: So... what about the homeland?
Colonel: The motherland is a river flowing into the sea.
Blanca: The sea is death!
Colonel: Yes! ...to die for the motherland.
The camera pans slightly to the hostess Lucia, who is sitting in the host's seat at the end of the table. Lucia secretly held the Colonel's hand... But she looked at her husband Nobil, who was sitting at the other end of the table.
Lucia: I think my husband has something to say.
The camera is on Nobil. He stood up, holding a cup.
Nobil: For Sylvia's good night...with her chaste fiancee's masterpiece...
The camera pans to the smiling Sylvia with Nobiler's gaze and respect, with the young Francisco and the doctor sitting on either side of her. She lowered her eyes and nodded in thanks. The camera is on Nobil (back); the table is in the background: the guests are drinking. Medium close-up of Leandro and Ana Menard and other guests.
LEANDRO (sarcastically) Fiancée, maybe...but chastity! ...
Anna Menard: Chastity is probably a better word for Valkyrie.…
Pan, then push towards Valkyrie (Leitia) who is opening the napkin. At this moment, the preceding conversation continues (voice-over).
Leandro (voiceover): To Valkyrie?
Anna (outside-inside): Yes, to Letitia...I call her that because she's wild...and chaste.
Pause; short momentary close-up: Ana muses, her eyes fixed on Letitia.
Leandro: Chastity? do you believe?
Anna: People say she still keeps this thing. (Thinking) Maybe it's a sexual anomaly...
The camera returns to Nobil. He stood up again, holding the cup, and repeated his compliment.
Nobil: Made us a good night for Sylvia...with her chaste fiancée's masterpiece "Lammermore." (Sit down again, embarrassed to find no one listening to him.)
Pan to the other side of the table. A close-up view of Dazhong, facing the hostess Lucia.
Lucia: Excuse me if I got the order wrong. We started with a Maltese dish...as is custom on the island, it's a cold dish because it seems to be appetizing. liver! Honey! almond! More spice in the sauce!
ROCK (camera on him): So beautiful! I ate at Capri, at a concert I conducted...
The camera returns to Lucia, her head turned to the pantry door. There, the steward was making way for the valet with a large tray at the end. The camera snaps back to Rock.
Rock: It's like acting! Yes, it is this dish.
Panoramic view of the room: The valet comes towards us, stumbles and falls. Close-up: The tray falls to the ground, and the soup splashes all over the place. The camera pans quickly to the table, as the surprised guests wipe; some laugh, some whimper softly, especially the Mr. Russell. The camera returns to the footman, who pretends to be ashamed and wipes himself out of the room. The guests sat down again and talked a lot.
Lore: Wonderful, Lucia! Unexpected indeed!
Blanca: Lucia is good at doing such amazing things!
Russell: I don't find it funny in the slightest.
Lucia stood up with a disturbed expression (overlooking the panorama of the room, swept across quickly). Lucia made an intimate gesture to her husband, reassuring him, and walked to the door of the pantry. Nobil looked uneasy.
pantry
Lucia came to the pantry and immediately approached the pantry.
Lucia (sternly): I'm here just in time.
Overhead shot; a brown bear howling in the room.
LUCIA (Voiceover): Don't let it out...Mr. Russell doesn't like to joke. Take it to the garden.
The camera returns to Lucia and the food steward, who doesn't seem too happy.
Catering Director: I am relieved that my wife does it like this, because there are still serious things for him to worry about.
Lucia: What happened?
Butler: Something weird... (signs Lucia to look down) If my wife would like to accompany me... (Camera pans under the table for a close-up of a flock of sheep. Voiceover) What about these sheep, ma'am?
The camera snaps back to the two people talking face to face.
Lucia (very confident): Take it to the garden too.
The camera is on the bear, which jumps and does somersaults. iterative.
kitchen
The head chef and the little cook who had changed their clothes walked out of the service door. They crossed the room like two maids dressed as they walked. Hearing Lucia's voice outside the picture, the little cook immediately took off his windbreaker. The head chef humbly took off his hat.
Lucia (voiceover) Where are you going?
The two then walked back, embarrassed and overwhelmed. (The camera is a four-person scene, and the food manager is in the background.)
Pablo (shivering): Madam...
Lucia: What does that mean? Pablo. do you want to go?
Pablo (hurriedly): Honestly... yes, ma'am. I was in a hurry to see my sister. poor girl...
Lucia: What happened to your sister? sick?
Pablo: She's not feeling very well this morning. I'm worried now...
Lucia: It's madness, it's my eyes! My guests have just entered the table, how dare you leave?
Pablo: Excuse me, ma'am, and everything is ready.
Lucia: But... don't you think it's bad to be here?
Pablo: On the contrary, ma'am. I have worked for my wife for five years and I have only fond memories.
Lucia: That? ...
Pablo: Please forgive me ma'am.
The little cook was embarrassed and walked out of the picture. Lucia turned to him suddenly.
Lucia: What about you, where are you going?
Chef: I accompany Mr. Pablo (pointing to Pablo). We will both be back tomorrow, early in the morning!
Lucia: Don't bother. If you leave now, you can be considered fired.
Pablo (disgusted): I'd love to be able to serve my wife, but...I beg your pardon...please allow...
The head chef walked up to Lucia, bowed, and left.
Half-length shot of the food steward and Lucia parked there.
Lucia: No doubt they negotiated...but why? after all……
Caterer: The servants are getting more and more arrogant.
LUCIA (leaving the kitchen): Then you can continue with the valet. I trust you.
They walked out of the kitchen. The camera pans to the door where the meal is served. The two male servants walked out, changed their clothes and prepared to leave. One of them passed by and poured a glass of champagne.
Second Servant: We should take our things away.
First Servant: Not now, let's go. Come back tomorrow to get it.
Second Servant: Tomorrow? ...they wouldn't even let us in. My suitcase was tidy as soon as I changed hands. You are waiting for me outside.
The second servant went back to the pantry to find something, and the other poured wine. iterative.
dining room
At the table sits only Letitia (Valkyrie), folding her napkin. (Piano sounds from next room) The camera rolls on her. She was standing up, picking up an ashtray from the table and throwing it at a window. The camera pans sharply, into a close-up, and stops on the shattered windowpane. iterative.
living room
The medium and near shots are aimed at Leandro and Lorre in the living room. They turned away with the sound of glass shattering. In the background, the other guests also paused for a moment.
LEANDRO (looking at the window contemptuously) A Jew popped up!
Lore: No, this is Valkyrie.
Leandro: What a charming woman!
The camera pans to the living room: several guests are dancing. The camera follows Valkyrie for a moment as she proudly walks past Leandro and Lorre. Then the medium and near shots were aimed at a man and a woman who were dancing and talking.
Eduardo: What's your name?
Beatrice: Beatrice. and you?
Eduardo: Eduardo.
Beatrice: Age?
Eduardo: Thirty years old.
Pause for a moment. They looked at each other, then began to dance again, followed by medium and close shots.
Beatrice: Career?
Eduardo: Architect.
Beatrice: Single?
Eduardo: Until Saturday. Just like you!
Beatrice: Five days to go!
She pressed against him affectionately, and the two continued to dance. The camera pans to another group of guests: the doctor is standing; next to it is Leonora, standing at the table, finishing a cup of coffee. In the background is the catering manager. Leonora walked up to the doctor affectionately, handing over her empty cup, and the doctor took it and handed it to the food steward.
Leonora: I feel great. Tonight, doctor, I have a delicious meal. Your treatment has changed me...
Doctor: Not worth mentioning...your illness should not matter.
Leonora: Dancing? Doctor.
Doctor. I've never tried it.
Leonora: What a pity! ... (close to the doctor) I wanted to be in your arms...
The camera pulls back and forth from the pacing doctor and Leonora.
Doctor: I'm glad the patient is so attentive, but... (Leonora interrupts him and kisses him suddenly on the mouth, pauses, then the doctor sighs to himself) Mood shift! ...
Leonora: I've been longing for this desire to be fulfilled!
In the living room, the camera turns to Christian and Leda.
Lida (to her husband, in a low, firm voice): Have you got your pills?
When Christian nodded yes, the doctor suddenly came behind them.
Doctor: What's the matter?
Lida: Nothing, doctor...(to Christian) I warned you not to eat too much, Christian...(turns to the doctor, wants him to prove) Your stomach can't take it.
Another guest, Lol, came over with his friend Leandro.
LOL (to Christian): Let me introduce you, this is my friend Leandro Gomez, who just came to the city. This is Christian Galvez.
LEANDRO (a bit cold): Glad.
The two shook hands for a long time. Russell walked behind them, listening to and asking.
Christian (to Leandro): I'm happy too. (The two look at each other for a moment, then look like they are about to separate) I'm sorry.
Lore agreed, so he took the doctor's arm and walked away on his own.
Lore: Of course... Doctor...
Doctor and Lore. Leonora quickly stepped into the picture.
Leonora: Won't you come and hear Branca play the piano?
LOL: Immediately...we'll be right away...(to the doctor, in a low voice) Why did she kiss you so passionately? (Close-up of the two of them. The doctor shrugs) Poor Leonora... (Pauses) How's her cancer? A little hopeful?
Doctor: There is no hope. I could barely bail her out for three months, and after three months she was gone.
LOL: She can hold on!
The camera quickly pans to Christian, alone, taking pills. The butler immediately came over and handed a tray with a glass of water on it. Christian drank water, put the cup back on the tray, turned, and walked towards Leandro. (camera follow)
CHRISTIAN (shouting): Leandro!
LEANDRO (with open arms): My dear friend! Christian!
Christian: What a pleasure! I thought you were in New York the whole time!
Leandro: What! ... and lo and behold! I am resigned.
Christian: We should see each other more often!
Leandro: That's for sure! Tomorrow, you come to my place. I send you a box.
Russell passed behind them, still looking around, listening.
CHRISTIAN (in a low voice) Watch out, someone eavesdropping! (goes to Russell) Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Russell.
Russell (sneeringly): No need! You go on... go on talking... Besides, I don't understand Greek either. I'm sorry... (he leaves, the camera turns back to the two)
Christian (arrogant): Russell is a weirdo.
Leandro: Probably a literati. Forget it, let him go!
Christian's wife Lida suddenly arrives.
Lida: How about if we go to the living room and listen to Blanca play the piano...?
Christian stretched his arm to Lida, and the three of them walked towards the living room together. iterative.
large living room
A close-up shot is aimed at the grand piano's table. Bronca is playing. Letitia stood with her elbows on the piano. The colonel sat in the foreground and listened intently. The camera pulls back as the colonel peeks at his watch. We saw the doctor standing, listening attentively to himself; then Nobil, also standing; all the guests sat as if they were in a theater.
Semi-close-up: Lorre yawns slightly. The performance continued, with the camera panning towards the audience. In the end, a close-up shot was formed, and the camera stopped on Christian. He stood, looking for someone in the audience. Finally, as if found, made a gesture of greeting from the Freemasons. The camera panned with his gaze to a medium and close-up shot at Roque, the old bandleader who was sitting. The latter answered him quietly by doing the same.
Panorama: living room and attentive audience. Then the medium and close shots are aimed at Anna Menard and Lucia. Anna put the handbag on her lap and opened it. LARGE CLOSE-UP: A hand is pulling two chicken feet from a bag, followed by a handkerchief held up to the face.
Branca before the piano, he is finishing a sonata by Paladez. At the end of the song, she stood up, looking tired.
The colonel immediately stepped forward to congratulate, and Letitia. Gradually, people gathered around and complimented.
Colonel: Wow... wow... thank you...
Leandro: Wow... so good... so good!
Nobil: So beautiful, Blanca...as beautiful as ever...
LOL: That's great...
Sylvia: What a wonderful performance!
A closer mid-to-close shot is aimed at the guests surrounding Branca. Nobil was next to her.
Nobil: If you use the harpsichord. It's even better to play.
LOL: Now play Scarlatti, Branca, please...
Blanca (dodges slightly): Excuse me, it's getting late, and I'm tired too.
Nobil: Is it too soon? But now is the most intimate and comfortable time of our night!
Shaking to the corner of the living room: Christian approaches Rock (whom he had just given a code to). Rock immediately got up to meet him.
Christian: So the world famous big band conductor is our guy? Who could have guessed?
Rock: It's a pleasure to meet you in such a... camaraderie.
Christian: Which branch?
ROCK (in a low voice) Twenty-one.
Cristian: An excellent column.
Rock put his hand on his chest and began to make a password. Then Leandro suddenly came behind them and interrupted them.
Leandro: What do you think of the "Pizzicato" we just listened to? Grandmaster.
ROCK (correcting him): Sonata, sir, sonata. Allow me to introduce to you, this is Ugar... What's your last name?
Leandro: Leandro Gomez. Nice to meet you.
Rock sat down. The medium and near shots are still on them.
Christian: I'm happy too! Do you want to stay with us for a long time?
Leandro: How about you?
Christian: No, you answer first!
Leandro: No, you go first! I'm not leaving.
CHRISTIAN (sarcastically): I expected that.
Leandro walked away. The camera followed, and then stopped to focus on Valkyrie and Russell. The latter grabbed his arm. The conversation that Leandro was trying to hear just now surprised him.
The camera returns to Nobil, who is standing at the door between the large living room and the small living room, signaling to the caterer.
Nobil: Giulio, tidy up the cloakroom.
Butler: Yes, sir!
The food steward bowed and stepped out of the picture. Nobil turned around. The camera pans to the couch with his gaze. Rock fell on the sofa, as if asleep. Wife Alicia loosens his tie. With a surprised expression, Nobil suddenly came over.
Alicia: He should be forgiven. Tonight he feels young...drinking a little...the drink and fatigue are...
Alicia sat beside Roque and looked at him like a child, while Nobil leaned over to Roque.
Nobil: Alberto's persistence is admirable. Just look at his command...I don't understand how he can hold on for two hours with high tension...and moves like this...
Push the camera and aim at Nobil who is sitting next to Alicia. A close-up shot of the two.
Alyssa Kee (almost cryptically): Well, when we left for a break after our concert, he was going to have one... so I have nothing to complain about. On the contrary, I should persuade him to be temperate.
Nobil: Let him sleep...he might also do...
Alicia: OMG! Will not! I don't think he dares here...
Nobil: No, of course... I didn't make it clear...
living room. Christian helped his wife Lida to lie down on the other couch. Several guests walked over, among them the hostess Lucia and Juana.
Christian: It's nothing, she feels a little tired, it's normal for her to be like this.
Lucia: She wants to sleep, which is a good sign, congratulations!
Christian: Thank you.
Lucia: This is your fourth child, isn't it?
Christian: I don't know, I won't count anymore.
Juana: Do you believe you are a father? ... (pauses) I mean...
Christian: You'd better ask her...
Lida (tired): Science will prove...
Lucia left them and walked up to Blanca, Ana, and Lore's group.
Lucia: Blanca! I thought you were gone...
Blanca: I've held off for a while...
Blanca: Lore is telling us about Romanian zoology...
LOL: Because of the harsh climate...
Blanca: We've said enough...I really have to go...(touches shoulders) Where did I put my shawl?
Lucia; one moment.
Panorama of the living room: Lucia left the group and paused as she approached the Colonel. The colonel looked anxiously at his watch. Lucia moved on, lifted the cloakroom curtain, and picked up Blanca's shawl. The Colonel suddenly appeared, he closed the curtain and pressed against Lucia. The camera zooms in on the two who are kissing passionately. The colonel released.
Colonel (worried): Why haven't they left? It's almost four o'clock.
Lucia: They'll be gone in a while. You took advantage of the chaos of walking and slipped into my little living room.
Colonel: What about your husband?
Lucia: If he came, I said I wanted you to read my ancient book.
Colonel: Good idea!
Into the yawning Leandro. He took off his tie and put it on a chair. The camera returns to Lucia, who hands the shawl to Branca. In the foreground, Francisco is asleep, with his sister Juana lovingly guarding him,
BLANCA (to Lucia) Thank you.
Lucia went away and sat down beside her husband.
Nobil: Everything is going very well, Lucia, although... (wiping her lipstick off her lips) It's getting late, your lipstick is fading. (A close-up of the two of them. Lucia thinks uneasily) Now we have to take care of our friends. They must be embarrassed. (Lucia takes out a small mirror and reapplies her lipstick as he speaks without looking at her) I love the unexpected. (Nobil gets up, turns off a nearby light, and walks up to Christian, who is yawning softly.) If you'd like to spend the night in the house, we'll go get everyone a bed now. (Changes to Nobile, Colonel, Christian and Sylvia) I see with satisfaction that the old spirit of improvisation has always been there.
Colonel (to Nobil) You are an ideal host, Edmondo. (Pause) As for me, I don't want you to be hospitable for no reason.
Everyone agreed.
Sylvia: What a coincidence, I have a show tomorrow afternoon, and...
Christian: I have an appointment tomorrow morning... (looks at the watch) That is, in four hours. (goes out of the screen)
Turning into the pantry manager in the small living room, he looked in the direction of the large living room: the guests followed one by one to the double doors connecting the two living rooms. The door was open, but not a single guest stepped over the threshold. The slightly tired butler prepares to turn off the lights in the small living room. Medium and near shots (in the large living room) are aimed at the Doctor and Russell in the shadows. The colonel walked up to them.
Doctor: This is serious, you see...they put the lights out!
Russell: The time has come to make up our minds, and we must go now. If other people are drunk or crazy, just let them stay.
The camera pans slightly with the Colonel's gaze: behind him. Leandro is taking off his coat.
Colonel: Just... (almost stammering) It's unbelievable! (Momentary close-up of the doctor and the colonel: in the background is Leandro, untying his tie)...If it weren't for the respect of our master, I would have liked to teach this uneducated fellow a lesson!
The camera is on Leandro as he approaches Christian, who is lying on the couch with his wife.
Leandro: It's so hard that it's only for statues, it's really not for people...especially at five o'clock in the morning.
Christian looked up and watched Leandro lay on the ground. He stood up and took off his coat.
The medium and near shots are aimed at Lucia and Nobil.
Lucia: They took off their dresses! Don't you think this is excessive?
Nobil: Don't forget, Leandro lives according to American customs. Also, everyone is exhausted by this time... (pauses) Also, the temperature is so pleasant.
Lucia: I'm sure they'll be ashamed when they think about their actions later.
Nobil: Sure. Still, I don't want to embarrass them. (Takes off his coat himself) Let's be condescending and don't make them seem too rude.
The camera turns back to Anna, who is sitting in a soft chair, ready to sleep. Overlooking Leandro sleeping on the ground. In the small living room, the food steward took off his coat, sat at the table in the center of the living room, blew out the candles, reached for a glass of wine and drank it, and slept with his head on the table. The camera pans to the half-dark living room, and then transforms into Lucia in the room. She looked at her husband who was lying on the floor beside her, then crossed the room, passed in front of the colonel, and sat down beside Christian, who rose at once, politely.
Christian: Please, Lucia... sit with me.
After giving up her seat to Lucia, Christian fell asleep on the floor. Pan the camera to a pair of lovers sitting next to each other, they stand up and move away slightly. Large, medium and close-up: the two of them in the dark.
Eduardo: Our first night together.
Beatrice: What are we doing here? Why didn't we go?
The two hug. Close-up: Eduardo's hand on Beatrice's chest.
Eduardo: Because everyone decided to stay.
Beatrice: But do you think this is normal?
Eduardo: Life is interesting...and wonderful. (Close-up, Eduardo's hands stroke Beatrice's thighs and buttocks, then half-length.)
Beatrice: I can't stand it anymore.
Eduardo: Come on. (pulls her to the piano) Let's sleep.
Piano, overhead: Eduardo and Beatrice lie down. Eduardo unties his tie. The Colonel stepped into the picture. iterative.
Living room panorama: Russell paces by the door of the large living room. He looked at the air, distracted, and without trying to cross the door, he went back to the center of the room and sat down on a chair. Medium close-up: He removes his glasses and looks around in a brooding, bewildered way (the camera pans with his eyes, then back at him). He looked very tired, and put his hand to his heart in a silent pain.
short exterior
Panorama of the boulevard, early morning. The camera pans up to take a bird's-eye view of Nobil's private mansion.
small living room
The mirror is real, and the food steward is wearing a shirt, combing his hair, tie, and coat in front of a large mirror. Pan the camera and follow it across the room. In the background is the large living room: the guests wake up and start to get up.
Medium and close up shots: Sylvia, Lida and Ana look at each other, with some embarrassment (due to their ill-fitting) and a certain ambiguity, with Sylvia, Ana, Letitia (off-screen) and Branca in the This is the look on the screen.
Sylvia: Good morning, Lida, did you sleep well?
Lida: You can't believe it, I slept till now.
Anna: Me, on the contrary... (stretching) This night! Even during the Nice railway accident, I didn't feel so tired...
Lida: What, have you had a railway accident? This is so much fun!
Sylvia (to Anna) If you saw yourself in the mirror! ...
Shaking out of the other corner of the living room: Lucia brushes her hair in the mirror and Nobili approaches.
Nobil: I feel guilty. (looks around) What's the matter? I just don't understand how we can do this... (pauses) There should be a limit to everything.
Lucia: I don't know what to say to you. Now, I think I should prepare breakfast for them. Then they must go home.
Nobil: I hope so... (pauses) I'm sure they can keep it a secret.
Ana was still talking to Sylvia and Lida about the accident she had encountered.
Anna: I ran from one end to the other...like a lunatic...the third-class carriage was crowded with ordinary people...the carriage hit...like a big accordion...the carriage...what a shame! I must be numb, because the pain of the unfortunate doesn't impress me at all...
Valkyrie (Leitia) comes into the picture.
Letitia: I'm hungry.
Sylvia: Numbness? You must have passed out when you passed Prince Rutar's body...
Anna: Oh! How can they be compared? How can people be indifferent? In the face of... this admirable prince...the great death...he was our friend, his noble image...
Letitia insisted: Aren't we having breakfast here?
Lida (momentary close-up): I think the common people, the lower classes, are not sensitive enough to pain... Have you ever seen a wounded bull? No expression! ...
Sylvia: Okay, I'm going to freshen up...we all...we all look scary...(feeling) But it's so funny...
They spread out. Slightly lower the camera, aimed at the living room: Francisco wakes up in the close-up, and his sister Juana has been watching him intently.
JUANA (as soon as Francisco moves): Did you sleep well?
Francisco (feminine, arrogant and pretentious): Why do you look at me like that? dear sister. I must be ugly.
Behind them, the guests stretched and moved.
JUANA (affectionately): You're cuter than ever, and undressing suits you perfectly.
Francisco stood up and shuffled lazily around the living room.
The camera moves with him and stops on the two lovers sitting.
Beatrice: Why are you looking at me like that? I must be ugly.
Beatrice subconsciously wiped Eduardo's lips with a handkerchief.
Eduardo: You're cuter than ever, and it's perfect for you to be undressed.
The camera flashes to Francisco, who is standing, looking down at them sternly.
Francisco: You have pointed ears!
CLOSE UP: Russell has a difficult sleep with his shirt collar open. Pulling the camera, the doctor approached Russell, felt his pulse, and put his ear to his left chest to listen.
Panoramic aerial shot: Several guests come to the couch where Russell slept.
Letitia: He was very bad that night. Passed out early in the morning, then woke up a bit...
NOBILE (intervening): Why didn't you notify me right away? He should be carried to a room and laid down...
DOCTOR (standing up): It's best not to touch him now. Let's see what we can do for him in a moment. I hope he doesn't catch a cold...
Letitia: Okay...
The doctor got up and left, followed by the camera, leaning towards Leonora and the doctor.
Leonora: At dinner last night, I sensed something was wrong with him...
Sylvia: Probably doesn't matter. He's had this before.
Leonora: What do you think of him, doctor?
DOCTOR (in a low voice): In another hour, he will be bald.
Leonora: What? I do not understand……
Doctor: I mean he doesn't have hours to work...
Leonora (horrified): Terrible...because your predictions are never wrong...(pause) I don't feel good either. (She makes a gesture towards him.)
Doctor: Silly.
Leonora grabbed the doctor's hand and kissed it passionately; the latter withdrew it. The camera pans to Lucia, who is walking towards the small living room, but suddenly stops in front of the door and does not go forward. She looked up into the sky, then down to the ground. The butler came from the small living room.
Lucia: Julio, you can arrange as much as you can, but I need to prepare a decent breakfast for the guests.
Caterer: I beg your pardon, ma'am, but it's so early and the deliverer hasn't come yet...
Lucia: Didn't the milkman come?
Caterer: Neither...that's weird!
Lucia: There's cold meat left over from dinner, bring it, and make some hot coffee.
She turned around and looked at the boundary between the two halls. The food steward bowed and left. Lucia returned to the center of the living room. Lida and Anna approached her.
Lida: Lucia, my darling, please forgive me, but...where are we going to freshen up a little?
Lucia: I'll be fine soon. Please forgive me for not preparing in advance. Let's go to my little guest house.
The camera pans to the colonel, and at the same time follows the three women walking towards the small living room. The colonel pointed to them as Lorre approached.
Colonel: I bet they won't go out. (We can see three women stop) See? (Eduardo approaches the colonel; in the background, the three women stand still, as if in a panic) What do you think of the situation?
LOL: Honestly, I don't know. I find it hard to believe, if not overly normal.
Eduardo: My concern is that no one seems to be asking questions.
Colonel: Why didn't you and your fiancee leave last night?
Eduardo: What, I don't know... just like everyone! ...how about you?
Colonel: I don't know. (Pauses) That's what upsets me. (The camera follows the Colonel, who appears to be leaving, then walks back.) After the reception last night, none of us had the slightest intention of going home. why? Do you think it's normal for us to spend the night here? In this living room, not even the most polite manners? (shakes heels, the colonel walks around the room to Anna, who is about to go home with her bag) And, we've made this living room a camp for the unbelievable Tsigans!
Anna: As for me, I think it's quite different. I appreciate anything out of the ordinary.
Half-length view of Ana, Colonel, Lore (close-up, background) and Francisco standing next to them. Sylvia suddenly appears (short close-up).
Sylvia: I know why...and I don't like this...I didn't say anything...out of courtesy.
Shake it, Leandro is alone, sitting on a chair near the piano and putting on his shoes.
Leandro: Come on, come on, gentlemen. Don't overstate anything. We all had a good time, there was music, we had honest conversations, we were in a good mood...don't make a fuss. (his second shoe doesn't fit) My feet are swollen!
Panorama: The doctor is standing in the center of the room.
Doctor: For example, could our amiable friend Lucia tell us why she asked the food steward to bring breakfast here instead of the restaurant?
The doctor turned to Lucia.
Panorama: Lucia on one side, Doctor, Leda, Christian, Letitia and Juana on the other. Juana and the doctor are smoking.
Lucia: What, I don't know, Doctor... Since we're all here, I think...
LOL (intervenes): The doctor probably wants to be Sherlock Holmes... (he turns to Branca) Don't you believe it?
Blanca: I have to go home. My husband and my kids must be worried. I'll be leaving right now.
Rock: We'll come with you, Alicia and me. (shrugs) It's long overdue! It's all bullshit, let's go!
He took Alicia by the arm and went with Blanca to the living room door.
Blanca: Are you coming? Lida.
Lida: Not now. What are you doing on the street so early?
Blanca: My goodness, Lida, you are just like me, the children are going to school.
Lida: My children study at home. They have a governess, Father Samsun. (Sweet and almost affectionately) A man of great culture, great shrewdness, and good manners. I think, excuse me if I exaggerate, he has all the main characteristics of the saints...though my husband thinks... (pause) No? Christian.
ROCK (impatiently) Come on, ma'am, don't talk to us about priests now! What does this do for us? Your... (pushing Alicia) Let's go.
They went on, but the butler came from the small living room pushing a wheeled table full of food. They get out of the way.
Catering Director: Excuse me...
The food manager passed by. The camera stops at Alicia and Rock, who are discussing something.
Rock: Anyway, what damage can a cup of coffee do to us? With an empty stomach, I haven't smoked yet.
Alicia: Me too, I want to smoke. Come with us, Blanca?
The two turned back, passed in front of Blanca, and walked towards the center of the room. Blanca shook his head as he walked, saying no. She looked tired and showed some kind of worry, wandering around the boundary between the two halls, but did not walk past. Finally, she sat down by the door.
Aerial shot, large and medium close-up: The food steward pushes the food table. Letitia ran towards the dining table. The guests flocked to the food.
Juana: I think the atmosphere of fear that is developing is extraordinary, almost hysterical.
LOL: It's not the first time I've been at a "reception" like this until eight in the morning.
Alicia: Excuse me, Lucia, don't you have a sugar spoon?
Lucia: It's me who should apologize. Poor Julio lost his head... Julio. get the sugar spoon...
Caterer: Yes, ma'am. (Following the butler stops at the boundary between the two halls, raises his face... and walks back to the colonel and the doctor with a restless air) Don't you need anything else, gentlemen? a cup of coffee? some pork?
Colonel: Nothing. Julio. You bring what people want.
Catering Director (extremely embarrassed): I think the most appropriate thing is to wait for the gentlemen to finish their breakfast before packing...
Lucia: What's the matter with you? Julio. Didn't you hear me asking you to get the spoon?
Dietary Director: I would like to suggest that gentlemen...
Lucia (sternly): Enough, please follow my orders.
The food steward bowed to Lucia, then returned to the boundary between the two halls and stopped, as if feeling unwell. He sat limply on a nearby chair. Lucia and the guests came one after another.
Ziya: What's the matter with you? not feeling well? ...
A close-up shot of Lucia leaning over to the food steward, he looked at her without saying a word. Lucia turned and walked to Blanca, who was also slumped in the chair. Medium close-up: Two women's faces. Blanca is crying. Lucia knelt beside Branca...as if begging her.
Lucia: How about you? Blanca, what's the matter with you? can i help you?
The camera is shot upwards, and the colonel and the doctor are watching the scene not far away.
Colonel: What do you think of what just happened?
Doctor: The food steward refuses to obey orders, strange...that confirms my observation. None of us have been able to leave this house since last night. Even if someone tried it. what is going on? My dear Alvaro.
The colonel left without answering, leaving the doctor alone on the screen. iterative.
outdoor stairs
The steps of the private mansion flash across the screen. Dark night, heavy rain mixed with lightning and thunder. The mid-close shot pushes out a window that is momentarily illuminated by lightning.
Indoor small living room
The camera pans slowly from the window in the small living room to the boundary between the two halls, and then pushes very slowly towards the living room. At the entrance, Roque looked up at the sky, followed by Alicia, who was very depressed, and then Francisco.
Someone can be heard frantically playing the piano off-screen. iterative.
living room
Overhead shot: Branca plays the piano, almost lying on the keyboard. An angry Letitia suddenly appeared and slammed the keyboard cover shut.
Letitia: One patient is very dangerous.
Blanca was silent. Letitia walked off the piano platform without any haste.
Russell's collar was open and he was having trouble breathing. The camera pans gently to the doctor who is leaning over to examine him uneasily. He stood up, looking a little listless, and left the patient silently. Rock came over.
Rock: What do you think of him? Doctor.
Doctor: I see no need to hide the truth: he has fallen into a coma. If I have at least keramine or camphor oil... (the doctor turns to Christian) Please, Mr. Russell needs to be taken away and taken immediately where the necessary treatment can be obtained...
Christian: Dr. Gund is right. (to Lore and Francisco) Gotta figure something out! Who would dare to send him away?
LOL: Why don't you go by yourself? You take the lead, we never fall behind!
Francisco: It's no use! (Following the camera, Francisco looks bleak, walks over to his sister and sits down next to Lucia, who is attentive) We're done... (to his sister, sternly) Why did you bring me here? Sister, why? (almost shouting)
Panorama: Disturbed guests walk towards Francisco. The camera pans gently to the other corner of the guest room: Letitia sneaks into a closet decorated with a virgin statue, opens the door, takes off the key (brief close-up) and puts it inside. She got into a closet full of Chinese vases and locked herself up. The camera pans as Beatrice approaches the wheeled pan. The food steward stayed there, stagnant and tired. Beatrice picked up an empty flask and turned it around, shrugging her shoulders.
Beatrice: There's no water...but maybe there's still coffee (begging) Please have some coffee, I'm dying of thirst.
Eduardo appeared behind them and walked towards a vase.
Caterer (humbly): I beg your pardon, ma'am, but... there's not a drop of coffee...
As he spoke, Eduardo, who had been behind them, pulled out the flowers from the vase, threw them on the ground, and handed Beatrice the vase full of water.
Eduardo: The water doesn't taste good...but it doesn't have to be bad...(squeezes some lemon juice into the vase) Add some lemon to get rid of the stink.
Beatrice (disgusted): No, thank you, Eduardo, I'd rather wait.
Eduardo put down the vase in disappointment. Panorama, the camera moves with Lore, who is walking in the center of the living room, he tells everyone.
LOL: To be honest, I don't understand. There should be a solution. Take a good look at me. We've all become crazy, haven't we?
Blanca: We've been here for twenty-four hours and no one has come. People have forgotten us.
Rock: The attitudes of outsiders bother me more than our own situation. what happened to them? They should figure out a way to come...
Colonel: Unless everyone in town is dead and we're the last survivors.
Hear the woman's cry. The camera quickly pans out of Leonora. She sat with Leda and Christian supporting her.
Leonora (eyes widen) Why didn't they come to us?
Lida: Be quiet, oops, be quiet, don't lose your mind...
People came to comfort her. There was a lot of shouting, and someone was arguing. Leonora seemed hysterical.
Letitia: I'm going to break a window.
LOL: What's that for? The door is there...
Rock was aggressive and walked over to condemn Nobil. Behind them are Christian and Lorre.
Rock: This has something to do with the escape of the servants. Why did they leave?
Nobil: I'm sorry, gentlemen. Don't make demagogic assumptions... (somehow) Well... the servants have... well... reasons for them to go.
Lore: Right, like a mouse on a sunken ship.
Everyone turned to the Catering Director. The camera is on him alone.
Butler: If the gentlemen allow...I believe they left without knowing why...(Takes off white gloves. Camera pans to him) They were satisfied a quarter of an hour before the gentlemen came.
Christian next to his wife Leda.
Christian: At the end of the day, it doesn't explain anything, which is weird.
The doctor came to calm everyone's impatience.
Doctor: Calm down, calm down first, gentlemen...there's nothing worse than panic. This situation will not continue forever. No one casts magic on us, and this is not a wizard's castle. (In the middle of the doctor's speech, the momentary footage shows Francisco, with Leonorazo approaching him with a terrified and depraved look) Only a calm analysis of what is going on among us can deal with bulimia.
The camera turns back to a nervous Nobile. The camera moves with him among the guests.
NOBILLE: I have the following advice: we all remain silent for a while, and all make a noble effort... an effort of will and a firm desire to get out of here in order to be able to...
LOL: Shut up! Nobil. (Going to him aggressively) You'd better not talk. You put us in this trap, you made us the victims of this hoax... maybe that means...
Nobil: Me? Dear friend, is it me? Because I invited you to dinner? Because I gave you my home?
LOL: Not bad at all! You called this and that, let's eat here after watching the opera. What a fervent invitation (to be coquettish), I am very honored... Wait. (becomes serious) Each of us could have gone home and slept...or went to the kiln...anywhere is better than here. (He walks back and forth in a huff) Now you tell us, why are you doing this strange invitation?
Nobil (stunned): Strange? why? You all seem quite happy...you are satisfied with the hospitality of your hospitality...
Almost everyone agreed with Lor's anger, but Nobil's vanquished attitude disrupted their position. A terrified Letitia approaches Nobil to support him in the event of a conflict.
LOL: Well, I'll correct and declare... This shameful situation can only be held by one person, and it's you!
Nobil: Me! I think you're dazed, lol.
Letitia (to Lorre) Nobil is right, you're a complete idiot!
LOL: If I hadn't seen you as a wife...
Letitia grabbed Lore, who was about to walk away, and slapped him twice. Then, she pulled Nobil out of the picture. Meanwhile, Leandro grabbed Lol and dragged him to the other side of the room. The close-up shot is on the closet door: the door opens, and Roque slips out in his shirt, closing the door behind him.
Back to the living room. Highlight Leonora crying in a chair in the foreground. Nearby are Francisco and Sylvia.
A guest (voice-over): Look at the pantry...water doesn't hurt him!
BLANCA (Voiceover): I have a headache...
A guest: No, Blanca, no.
Medium close-up: Francisco stands up and wanders the room restlessly.
Francisco: What solution can these men come up with? They babbled like... like a bunch of girls. (Approaches Sylvia) Sylvia, think of a way to get us all out of here... (furious) I'll never enter this kiln again!
Juana walked towards her sitting brother, soothing him, then turned to Leonora.
Juana: Don't provoke him. He is more sensitive than a little girl. (Sylvia stands up and walks out of the frame) I believe that no one suffers more than him in this situation.
Hearing these words, Francisco was indignant.
Francisco: You don't exaggerate! Don't you see my neurological state? I don't want to listen to anyone, I just want to be alone...
He walks away. A close-up shot of the doctor leaning over to Russell. Inatris was beside him. Pan out of Russell. A momentary close-up of him.
RUSEL (with difficulty): I'm satisfied...I won't see destruction! ...
The camera returns to Beatrice next to Eduardo. In the background behind her, Leda is coming out of the closet, followed by Blanca.
Beatrice (to Eduardo): I also think, death, it's nothing, but you can't die like this. Surrounded by people...not alone with you.
Eduardo: That's what annoys me! Can't be alone together!
Beatrice (in a low voice) But there is a way to avoid them.
Eduardo (in a low voice) Really? This is impossible! How to hide?
Beatrice (in a low voice) I'll tell you later, when they're asleep...if they're going to sleep.
They kiss wildly. Shaking to Leandro, who was watching them beside him, with a disgusted expression. He got up and walked away. A closet door was open to Sylvia, who went to look for Anna, Leda, and Branca.
Sylvia: I lifted the lid and found a huge cliff with clear rapids below.
Anna (looks fast): Yes. When I was about to sit down, an eagle flew past, just a few meters below my feet...
Lida: As for me, the wind whipped up a mass of leaves and hit me in the face.
Blanca: I feel cold.
They spread out. iterative. night.
Medium and close-up view: A large porcelain urn stands near the window of the small living room. The camera pans slowly, passes the entrance of the living room, and then exits the living room. Panorama: Everyone seemed to be asleep or dozing, except the doctor, leaning his elbow on the couch, guarding Russell. The doctor looked tired, took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. Behind him, Leandro came out of a closet, wrapped himself in a blanket, and lay down on the floor. A close-up aerial shot of Dazhong: Russell does not move; the doctor covers Russell's face with a sheet. The doctor crept up to the Colonel and sat down. The Colonel is smoking. Medium close-up of two smokers. They spoke quietly.
Doctor: Reimbursed!
Colonel: Already! Now it's all over! When we die, it's better to turn into gas.
Doctor: When they see it tomorrow, they will be discouraged.
Colonel: Damn it's Mr. Rock! Not him, at best, that's just a mediocre bandleader!
Doctor: What should I do?
Sylvia came out of a closet with the girdle. The camera follows her lying down next to Letitia. Eduardo watched as she lay down, stood up, and crept into another closet.
closet · interior
Camera overhead: Beatrice's face in the dark. Eduardo lay beside her. The two hug and kiss.
Beatrice: Did they see you?
Eduardo: I don't know... I don't know... It's the same for me! ...
iterative.
living room
Everything was quiet: the colonel came to the closet, opened the door, took out a cello... and went to the doctor. The two carried Russell's body into the closet.
The camera shoots the two carrying the body inside the closet.
Close-up: A bird's-eye view of a silent Beatrice. The camera returns to the colonel and the doctor laying the body flat in the closet. Medium and close shot: The two stood up straight, stopped there and listened thoughtfully...
Eduardo's voice: The sea is overflowing here...
Beatrice's voice: I can't get there.
Eduardo's voice: Further down... already... (forced grin)... terrifying! ...
Beatrice's voice (excitedly): My love...
Eduardo's voice: My death! ……what! my shelter!
The two men looked at each other silently. The doctor gently closed the closet door. fade out.
Letitia fell asleep with her head resting on Anna. Suddenly, Anna woke up and sat up. She touched her forehead, feeling hot and thirsty. She grabbed a slice of lemon, chewed it, and threw it away... Suddenly, her face froze, and her eyes showed great horror. The camera pans fast in the direction she's looking, leaning over the lower part of the closet door: the door creaks a crack, revealing one of Russell's stiff hands.
The camera snapped back, and Anna suppressed her terrifying screams; she tried to wake Letitia, but failed, and finally fell on her back and lost consciousness. iterative.
boulevard, outdoor, daytime
Panoramic view: in front of the porch of Nobil's private mansion. The police stopped the curious crowd from getting too close to the garden entrance. Two police cars approached. A police officer got out of the car. A man walked up to him.
Officer: No movement, engineer.
Engineer: So what are you going to do?
Officer: I don't know. But are we just waiting endlessly?
Engineer: Three or four days ago, the mayor thought that the most important thing was to establish contact with the people inside... (talking while walking, panning to follow)... So I was instructed to install a few loudspeakers, so that if the people inside, if They are alive and can follow our guidance. However, when I explained to him that it was stupid to do so, he dropped the idea.
Officer: Stupid? why? I think it's reasonable.
Engineer: Because, much simpler than installing speakers is to walk inside the house. As we all know, nobody and nothing prevents us from doing this. However, no one has been in yet.
Officer: That's true. (Pause; he lights a cigarette) We sent a team of firefighters yesterday, with all the necessary gear, at the beginning of the afternoon. They returned to the barracks at nine o'clock in the evening, but not a single member of the team entered the house.
Engineer: But did they try to get in? my sir.
Officer: No, it's serious here...
The camera tilts slightly, towards the police officer near the fence. In the background, several people try to break through the police line.
Voiceover: We're going to see what's going on inside? ...
Voiceover: We are not dogs! Let's go over there! Execute the police! ...go wow... come on...!
In a close-up shot, the crowd just pushed past the police officers and engineers running past the officers and engineers to the garden gate. But when they got to the door, people stopped...looked up and down...and no one crossed, even though the door was wide open. iterative.
living room
A corner of the living room. Mid-close shot of the pantry manager, (back view), he used an ax (note 2) to slam the partition wall hard, trying to expose the water pipe.
Caterer (beating): One, two, three, four...
Leonora (voice-over): Why are they so slow? What a simple matter!
Leandro (shrugs): Simple! ...
Leandro hurriedly snat
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