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Synopsis: Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic-comedy fantasy that tells a story of a duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a woman in modern New York. The film is directed by James Mangold and stars Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber.
Year:
2001
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LEOPOLD:

Shocking! The TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AY.

CARLSON:

The? Oh, that's from Paris, isn't

it?

LEOPOLD:

It is a scandal nonetheless.

Leopold spots Uncle Otto observing him from across the room.

LEOPOLD:

Miss Carlson, do me the honor?

CARLSON:

I'm afraid I'm not much of a dancer.

LEOPOLD:

(smiling seductively)

Truly I would be in your debt. Any

admonition would be erased simply by

presenting a partner as lovely as

yourself.

CARLSON:

No, no. Really, I...

Leopold stiffly holds out his arm. A beat. Carlson, stuck,

takes it WITH HESITATION and is escorted to the dance floor.

They dance. ALL but Leopold and Carlson gaily sing "TA-RA-RA-

BOOM-DE-AY." Leopold, flushed, looks quite smitten. Carlson,

shy at first, eventually smiles brightly.

LEOPOLD:

I suppose we really ought to sing

along.

CARLSON:

(embarrassed)

Oh, golly.

They half sing, half speak the TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AY, their

emphasis on "BOOM." Laughing giddily, their dancing becomes

freer, picking up speed. The room SPINS. Finally:

CARLSON:

(breathless)

Thank you for the dance. It was

lovely. I hope it wasn't too awful

for you.

LEOPOLD:

Not at all. It was most enlightening.

There is a slight pause. The Grandfather CLOCK strikes

midnight.

CARLSON:

I really must be going.

LEOPOLD:

I won't hear of it.

CARLSON:

(moving away from him)

No, I'm quite late as it is.

LEOPOLD:

I shall see you to the door...

CARLSON:

(stopping him

resolutely)

You're very sweet. I had a wonderful

time.

(she watches him,

memorizing his face.

Then firmly)

Goodbye.

Leopold takes a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. He

watches Carlson pass through the crowd and out the courtyard

door. He surveys the room. After a moment he follows her.

EXT. GARDEN - NIGHT

Leopold makes his way through the manicured garden in the

dark. He hears an EERIE METALLIC SOUND. He slows down, brushes

back the thicket. The silhouette of a woman is revealed. She

is once again writing in her notebook.

LEOPOLD:

Miss Carlson?

Carlson spins around quickly, panicked. Leopold STOPS.

Partially hidden in the brush, a sleek, oddly shaped,

MECHANICAL device. It's door open, lit from within, casting

a weird glow.

LEOPOLD:

Good God...

CARLSON:

What are you...? You frightened me.

Leopold moves toward the contraption and is about to touch

it...

LEOPOLD:

What sort of mechanism is this?

Carlson shakes her head, unsure of how to proceed.

LEOPOLD:

Answer me!

CARLSON:

It's perfectly all right. It's...

Leopold carefully examines the apparatus, stepping inside.

Carlson FREEZES.

CARLSON:

(carefully,

deliberately)

Listen to me. Please. Move very

slowly. Step out of the machine.

Step out and I'll explain whatever

you want to know.

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James Mangold

James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the films Cop Land, Girl, Interrupted, Kate & Leopold, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, and Knight and Day. more…

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