City of Joy Page #2
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1992
- 132 min
- 783 Views
She can't help herself; she cares. We STAY WITH her
a moment as we -DISSOLVE
TO:
EXT. COUNTRY AIRPORT (ASSAM) - WINDING ROAD - DAY
Cool, lush hills. A little pack of single-engine two-
and four-seaters. Max, in shorts and University ofMiami T-shirt, hot, sweaty, appears around a bend in theapproach road.
A small service desk. A CLERK, who doubles as Ground
Control on the microphone, passing on the prevailing windand the active runway. We hear the STATIC-BACKED VOICE
of a PILOT, giving his call numbers, then announcinghe's clear for immediate takeoff on the active runway.
The Clerk CLICKS off and finds Max.
(CONTINUED)
5.
CONTINUED:
MAX:
How you doin'?
The Clerk gives Max a warm smile.
CLERK:
Hello.
MAX:
I've always wanted to walk into alittle airport just about likethis one and ask the guy at thecounter the following question.
Ready?
The Clerk nods; he's at Max's ervice.
MAX:
When's the next flight to anywhere?
CLERK:
To Bombay. Tomorrow, at one
o'clock in the afternoon.
A beat --- the Clerk with his smile, Max with his, one
simply warm, the other giving off simmering heat.
EXT. AIRPORT - LOW ANGLE - DAY
Max sits on the ground, up against the building, playinga jazz line quietly and rather well on his trumpet. A
pair of well-shod feet ENTER the FRAME. Max looks up.
ANOTHER ANGLE:
The rubicund face of VEEJAY CHATTERGEE, 50, and more
British than Churchill. Behind him, his cherubic wife,
RAVI... and making her way toward the enclave of smallplanes, their daughter, MANUBAI, 26.
VEEJAY:
I say, are you looking for a wayout of here? We have an extra
seat. Where are you wanting togo?
Max's eyes flick from Veejay to the back view of Manubaias she continues on and back to Veejay.
MAX:
I'm wanting to go wherever you'rewanting to take me.
6.
INT. 180 FOUR-SEATER - DAY
Max is crammed into the back seat with the plump Ravi.
ANOTHER ANGLE:
We see now that, contrary to our assumption that Veejaywould be in the left seat, it's Manubai who's flying theplane. The NOISE of the ENGINE forces them to speaksomewhat loudly.
VEEJAY:
We were among the fortunate backin '48. We got out of East Bengalbefore partition destroyed so many.
We make mattresses. The RajahDouble Spring.
Veejay has an old flask out.
VEEJAY:
We don't have a flight attendanton this flight...
(passing the flask)
Are you a musician, Mr. Loeb?
MAX:
Unattached trumpet player andrecently-certified associate guru.
As he takes a hit on the flask, Max's eye focuses on thelittle mirror on the dash. In it he can see Manubai's
eyes. If we were to judge by what he sees in them, shedoesn't find him the least bit amusing. He smiles his
smile at her.
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