Life Of Pi Page #2

ADULT PI (CONT'D)

He swims in every pool he comes

upon...

8 EXT. THE PISCINE MOLITOR, PARIS, 1959 - DAY 8

Mamaji stands admiring the Piscine Molitor, a pool of

sparkling magnificence. Attractive French men and women in

bathing suits, the setting a celebration of idealized beauty.

ADULT PI (V.O.)

One day Mamaji said to my father

that of all the pools in the world,

the most beautiful was a public

pool in Paris. That the water there

was so clear you could make your

morning coffee with it, that a

single swim there changed his life.

Mamaji dives into the crystal clear water - and we follow,

taking in the divine miracle of his underwater journey across

the pool.

ADULT PI (V.O.)

Before I was born, he said to my

father, "If you want your son to

have a clean soul, you must take

him one day to swim in the Piscine

Molitor." I never understood why my

father took this so much to

heart...

9 INT. PI'S HOME, MONTREAL - DAY 9

ADULT PI:

... but he did, and I was named

"Piscine Molitor Patel."

10 EXT. PI'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, 1972 - DAY 10

PI (AGE 11) leans against the railing of a balcony, reading

"L'Ile Mysterieuse (The Mysterious Island)" by Jules Verne.

ADULT PI (V.O.)

Imagine me trying to explain that

name to my schoolmates. I barely

made it to the age of eleven

before...

A boy (BULLY #1) calls up to him from the courtyard below.

5.

BULLY #1

Hey PISCINE!

Pi glances down, all the boys in the courtyard watching him.

BULLY #1 (CONT'D)

Are you Pissing right now?

Pi freezes. The other boys laugh uncontrollably.

ANOTHER BOY:

Look at him he's Pissing!

ADULT PI (VO)

With one word my name went from an

elegant French swimming pool to a

stinking Indian latrine. I was

Pissing everywhere.

11 I/E. SCHOOLYARD, 1972 - DAY 11

BOYS in school uniform kick a ball. Pi attempts to join.

Bully #2 intercepts the pass.

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