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电影美型侦探LABYRINTH英文剧本
LABYRINTH
byLauraPhillipsandTerryJones.StorybyDennisLee
FADEINON:
1EXT:
SKY-DAY
AWHITEBIRDsoaring.Theskyisagloriousexplosionofblueand
mauveandlavender.Thesettingsunwashesthecloudswithadelicate
pinktint.Thebirdswoopsandspiralsandwearerighttherewith
him.Thensuddenly,belowus,anextraordinarysightappears.
2EXT:
LABYRINTH-DAY
Itisthelabyrinth,anenormousmazeofincrediblemandalalike
intricacy.Fromourmagnificentvantagepoint,WEAREBARELYABLETO
MAKEOUTitsdetails:
thetwistingwallsinterruptedhereandthere
bylushforest,thecomplexwebofwaterways,theforbiddingcastle
atthecore.Itisvastandmagical,frighteningandcompellingat
thesametime.Wewouldlovetolinger,perhapsflylowerandgeta
betterlookatthiswondrousplace,butthebirdflieson
3EXT:
GLADE-DAY
Itisanidyllicsetting,warmandinviting.Thelateafternoonsun
washeseverythingwithapinkglow.Betweenthewaterandalineof
lushfruittreesisaflower-strewnglade.AFIGUREemergesfromthe
treesandwalkstowardthewater.ItisaYOUNGWOMANdressedina
flowingwhitedressthatswirlsaroundherinthebreeze.Thepink
lightburnishesherhairandcausesagoldcircletshewearsonher
headtoglow.Sheisbreathtaking,avisionofinnocenceandgrace.
Shestopstopickaflowerandthenturnssuddenlyasifshehas
heardsomething.
GIRL:
Isityou?
Shetakesafewhurriedstepsandthenstops,smilingshyly
GIRL:
YourHighness!
TheGIRLcurtsiesdeeplyandthenlooksupthroughloweredlashes,
theshysmilestilldancingonherlips.AndthenWEPULLBACKTO
REVEALacrownperchedonaheadoftightcurls.WEARELOOKING
THROUGHthecrownatthegirlassherisesslowly,thenlooksboldly
atthePRINCE.
GIRL:
Donotbeswayedbymypleasureatthesightofyou,mylord.
Forthoughmyfather,theDuke,haspromisedyoumyhand,Icannot
consenttobeyoursuntiltheevilthatstalksourlandfromhighest
hilltodeepestdaleis...
SuddenlytheGIRLstopsspeaking,alookofstunnedconfusiononher
face.
GIRL:
...fromhighesthilltodeepestdale...(herbrowfurrowsin
concentrationandthen)Damn!
Sheburrowsonehandintothedeepsleeveofhergownandpullsouta
rolled-upsoft-coverbook.Sheriflesthroughthepages.
ThePRINCEisnotaprinceatall,butaSHEEPDOGwearingatinfoil
crown.Hethinkshisworkisoverandit'stimetoplayandhelunges
happilytowardstheGIRLwhoisn'taprincessorevenaduchess,but
15-year-oldSARAH.
SARAHisknockedoverbytheplayfulDOG.BeneaththegownwhichWE
CANNOWSEEishomemadeandnotverygrandatall,WESEEfadedjeans
andrunningshoes.
SARAH:
Getoffme,youmonster!
!
TheDOGgrabsthebookoutofherhandandrunsawaywithit,hoping
tobechased.SARAHdoesn'tfollow,shejustsitsupandpullsthe
grassoutofhertangledhairandsighswithfrustration.TheDOG
comesbackovertoSARAH,itstailwagginghopefully.
SARAH:
Ifyouvalueyourmangylife,Merlin,you'llhanditover.
TheDOGobedientlydropsthebook.
THEBOOK
Onthecoveritsays,_MEANDER'SQUEENaplayinthreeactsbyRobin
Zakar_.SARAHreachesforitandwehearaclocktowerbegintochime.
SARAHleapstoherfeet.
SARAH:
Ohno,Merlin!
We'rereallylate!
Whydoeseverythinghaveto
happentome!
!
!
?
MERLINprancesaroundherhappily,hisfoilcrowninhismouth.SARAH
pullsitoutofhismouthandthrowsitinanearbytrashbasket.He
rushesafteritandpeersintothebasket,wantingtofetch.
SARAH:
It'sallyourfault,youmiserablemutt!
!
Shehikesupherdressandrunsintothetrees.MERLINwhimpersand
tagsalongbehindher.
4EXT:
THEOTHERSIDEOFTHETREES-DAY
SARAHcomesburstingthroughthetreesandrunsdownahilltoward
thestreet.WEPULLBACKandWECANSEEanenormoussteelmillonthe
othersideoftheriver.AndnowWENOTICEthatthelightisn'tpink
anymorebutsortofdullandhazy,andtheidyllicgladeisbarelya
suburbanpark,andthisisjustanordinarydayinaveryordinary
place.
5EXT:
ANOLDRAMBLINGHOUSE-DUSK
SARAHrunsupapathtoanolder,ramblinghouse.Shegoesthrough
thefrontdoor,MERLINhotonherheels,andneitheroneofthemsees
thebeautifulSNOW-WHITEBIRDthatlandsinatreebesidethepath.
6INT:
INSIDETHEROUSE-EVENING
SARAHburststhroughthefrontdoorandmakesabeelineforthe
stairs.Shealmostmakesit.SARAH'SMOTHERappearsinthehallway.
MOTHER:
_Sarah_,wherehaveyoubeen?
!
!
!
SARAHabruptlystopsandchangestoanelegantlygracefulascension
ofthestairs.
SARAH(inanaffectedvoice):
Ican'ttalktoyounow.I'min
rehearsal.
Shecontinuesgrandlyonandheadsforherroom.
MOTHER:
Youweresupposedtobehomeanhouragotobaby-sitfor
Freddie!
Don'tweatleastdeserveanexplanation?
SARAHstopsandleansovertherailing.Shespeakswitha
melodramaticsolemnity.
SARAH:
AsMeander'sQueen,I'vebeen...meandering.Dithermenot
aboutexplanations.
Withthatsheturnsandheadsforherroom.Onthedoorisasign
thatsays:
"AdmittancebyInvitationOnly."SARAH'SFATHERcomesinto
thehall.
FATHER:
What'sthatallabout?
MOTHER:
It'sapartinaplay,(raisinghervoice)butthat'sno
reasonto...
SARAHturnsinherdoorway.Shecallsdown.
SARAH:
ChastennotyourQueen,_Peasant_!
Shedramaticallysweepsintoherroom.
7INT:
SARAH'SROOM-NIGHT
SARAHslamsthedoorandleansagainstit,playingthescene.
FATHER(VO):
_Sarah_,that'snowaytotalktoyourmother!
SARAH(mumblestoherself):
She'snotmymother.
SARAHtakesadeepbreathandcloseshereyes.Shecanhearfootsteps
andSOMEONEcomestotheothersideofthedoor.
SARAHignoresherSTEPMOTHERandkicksoffherrunningshoes.
WithapracticedgestureSARAHremovesherjeanswhileleavingher
gowninplace.
STEPMOTHER(VO):
_Sarah_,whenItellyoutobehomeatfive,I
expectyoutobehomeatfive.
SARAHquicklyshiftstoherSTEPMOTHER'sattitude--handsonhips,
andsilentlymimesherwords.
SARAH:
Yes,Madame!
7AINT:
UPSTAIRSHALLWAY
STEPMOTHER:
Anddon't"YesMadame"me!
FATHER:
Issheallright?
STEPMOTHER(frustrated):
Ofcourseshe'sallright!
Ileftthe
Bernsteins'numberonthekitchentable...Freddiemightbecoming
downwithacoldsocallusifheseemseventheleastbit
uncomfortable...
SARAH(VO)(sighs):
Yes,Mother.
STEPMOTHER:
Oh!
Igiveup!
Shehurriesdownthestairs.
FATHER:
We'llseeyoulater,baby.Andremember...
7BINT:
SARAH'SROOM-NIGHT
SARAHspeaksalongwithhim,mimicking.
SARAH&FATHER(VO):
Don'topenthedoortostrangers.
Wehearhimleave.SARAHwaitsabeatandthenturnsandopensher
bedroomdoor.
SARAH:
Anddon'tcallmebaby!
(sheslamsthedoorshut;mimicking
herparents)PreciouslittleFreddiemightbecomingdownwithacold
...
Shesighsandlooksaround.Thisisreallyherworld,herretreat,
andsheknowsandcontrolseveryinchofit.Theshelvesarefilled
withanorderlyarrayofchildhooddollsandtoys.Thebooksare
linedupneatlyinthebookcaseandifwecouldseethemupclosewe
wouldseethattheywereplacedinalphabeticalorder--and
accordingtotheyeartheywereacquired.Shewalksovertoher
dresser.Shechecksherselfoutinthemirrorabovethechestof
drawersandadjuststhegoldencircletwhichhasbeenknockedaskew
byherrun.Shethenstopsforamomentandlooksatthephotographs
onthedresser.OneofherFATHER,herMOTHERandherselfasaLITTLE
GIRL.AnotherpictureofherMOTHERinanewspaperclippingistaped
tothemirror.Theheadlinesays,"LindaWilliamsaSmashinNew
Play."AcoverofaPlaybillisalsotackedontothemirror.Itsays
_BestofBothWorlds_starringLindaWilliams.SARAHthenreverently
opensamusicbox--thekindwithatwirlingdancerinside--andto
thestrainsofanunbearablytinnyversionof"Greensleeves"she
beginstorehearse.
SARAH:
Donotbeswayedbymypleasureatthesightofyou,myLord
...
Suddenly,somethingstopshercold.
SARAH(yellingangrily):
Someonehasbeeninmyroom!
ThroughthemirrorWESEEwhatshesees:
anemptyspaceononeofthe
shelves.Sheswirlsaroundandrushesoutthedoor.
8INT:
THEHALLWAY-NIGHT
SARAHburstsoutofherroom.
SARAH:
Where'sLancelot?
Shestompsdownthehallway.
SARAH:
Where'smybear?
!
!
9INT:
NURSERY-NIGHT
SARAHentersFREDDIE'sroom.Shesearchesthenursery.
SARAH:
NobodylistenstoathingIsay.
Sheopensatoyboxandriflesthroughit.
SARAH:
HowmanytimeshaveItoldthemtostayoutofmyroom...
Shegetstothecribandlooksdown.FREDDIEiswideawake,gurgling
atLancelot,SARAH'statteredoldteddybear.
SARAH:
Andyou,youcanjustgivemebackmybear!
Sheyanksitoutofthecribandleaves.FREDDIElookshurtandhis
facestartstocloudup.
10INT:
SARAH'SROOM-NIGHT
SARAHiscurleduponherbed,cuddlingherbear.MERLINsitsbeside
her.ShelooksattheDOG.
SARAH:
You'retheonlyonewhounderstandsme,Merlin.
Helicksherface.Shegetsupandholdsthebearoutinfrontofher.
SARAH:
Donotbeswayedbymypleasureatthesightofyou,mylord
...
SheisinterruptedbyFREDDIE'scries.
SARAH:
Gotosleep,Freddie!
Thecriesgetlouder.SARAHsighsandrepeatsherfavoritelitany.
SARAH:
Whydoeseverythinghavetohappentome?
11INT:
NURSERY-NIGHT
SARAHentersandapproachesthehowlingINFANT.
SARAH:
Idon'tneedthis.
Shepullstheblanketupoverhimandattemptstotuckhimin.
SARAH:
There,isn'tthatnice...
ButFREDDIEdoesn'tthinkso.Hepushestheblanketoffandhowls
evenlouder.SARAHseesoneofhistoysonthefloorandpicksitup
andgivesittohim.Shespeaksthroughgrittedteeth.
SARAH:
Want