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6 GIANCALDO. MAIN SQUARE. EXT. DAY
The tolling of the bell-tower rings out over the
square. It is noon. The vast square, pale and dusty, is alive with people. A
noisy line of men, women and cows waits in front of the fountain to get water.
Peddlers hawk their wares in mournful cries. People come and go in front of the
town hall. The working men's club is deserted. The entrance of the Cinema
Paradiso is shut. Hanging outside is the poster of the film that has just been
seen on screen. Up above, the windows of the projection booth are open. The hum
of the projector can be heard and the loud, lofty music typical of 'THE END'.
Then dead silence. The showing is over.
7. CINEMA PARADISO. PROJECTION BOOTH. INT. DAY
Despite the speed, numerous white streaks spin around on the reel,
created by the slips of paper ALFREDO has inserted into the loops. He
is rewinding the film by hand on the film-winder. When he's not
talking, ALFREDO usually sings to himself. SALVATORE stands beside
him, taking in everything he does with those quick, thieving eyes of his
ALFREDO:
(Harshly, shouting)
You must not come here! How many
times do I have to tell you?
(And he slows down the
reels with his hand. The
slips of paper
are about to arrive.
Here's the first.)
If the film catches fire, runt that
you are, you'd go up in a
burst of flame...whoosh! And turn
into a piece of...
SALVATORE:
(Overlapping him)
...and turn into a piece of
charcoal!!
He's used to his terrorisms, pays no more attention. Not even his
grim look scares him. Anyway, ALFREDO catches the joke, starts to give him a
slap, but instead reaches over and picks up a pair of scissors.
ALFREDO:
(Angrily)
Christ, that's a sassy little tongue
you've got! Watch out, or someday
I'll snip it off.
And he snips a piece of film, pastes the ends together and goes on turning the
handle. SALVATORE picks up the strip of film and gives it a closer look. He sees
a series of frames all alike with a man kissing a woman.
SALVATORE:
Can I have it?
ALFREDO snatches it out of his hand, furiously, at the end of his string. He
shouts.
ALFREDO:
No!!! Are you deaf or something? I've
got to put this back in when we wind
up the film again! You're a real pain
in the neck!
SALVATORE reaches into a basket full of strips of film. He takes out a handful:
all kisses that have been cut.
SALVATORE:
Then why didn't you put these back
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