The American Page #4

At the crossroads are SIGNPOSTS, one of which pointing to the

town.

The sign reads:

CASTELVECCHIO.

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INT. CAR- CONTINUOUS 16A

JACK looks at the sign and drives up the road to

Castelvecchio. (POV)

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EXT. CAR - LATE AFTERNOON 17

He looks at the quiet townsquare, at the vast stone ramparts.

An OLD MAN comes out of a crooked medieval doorway, stares at

JACK and disappears into another building. Two women stop

talking to each other and look at him.

JACK looks at the dead sockets of the windows, random beneath

the rotting patchwork of rooves.

A DOG barks. The atmosphere is deathly.

JACK makes a decision.

And drives away.

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EXT. VIADUCT- LATE AFTERNOON 18

We see JACK’S CAR heading away from CASTELVECCHIO.

"The American" June 21st, 2010 page 8A. page 8A.

The CAR crosses a spectacular VIADUCT that spans a deep

RAVINE.

The passenger’s window opens.

A MOBILE PHONE in a cellophane bag is thrown out.

It drops hundreds of feet down the ravine.

FADE TO BLACK:

"The American" June 21st, 2010 page 9. page 9.

19 EXT./INT. CASTEL DEL MONTE, MAIN SQUARE- DAY 19

FADE UP:

CASTEL DEL MONTE is a well preserved, happy looking little

mediaeval town with a small handful of tourists.

A chunk of time has passed.

JACK is sitting at a table inside a small BAR wearing dark

glasses, sipping a coffee and reading a guide book on

Abruzzo. He looks like a tastefully dressed, almost Italian

looking, educated American tourist. He blends in. And no one

pays him much attention as he finishes his coffee, pays his

bill, gets up and leaves.

20 EXT. CASTEL DEL MONTE, OLD TOWN CENTRE- DAY 20

At a leisurely pace, JACK passes a row of municipal rubbish

bins just inside the fortified gates to the old town.

Behind the bins we catch sight of JACK’s FIAT.

21 EXT. CASTEL DEL MONTE, TOWN SQUARE- DAY 21

We’re right in the heart of the mediaeval old town: like the

stronghold at the centre of a castle.

JACK comes out of a shop, clutching a bag containing bread,

cheese and tomatoes.

JACK approaches an old building just off the main square: an

ancient apartment block with a small sign that reads LOGGIA

ARBRUZZO.

22 INT. LOGGIA ABRUZZO, JACK'S ROOM- DAY 22

JACK walks in and puts the bag on the kitchen table and the

guidebook on the bedside table. Apart for this, JACK has

avoided unpacking: living entirely out of his holdall for

some time.

In the bedroom, JACK takes his binoculars off the wall and

goes to the window.

Looks at CASTELVECCHIO through his casement window.

He then hangs them back on the hook on the wall and starts

doing push ups. While he does those, we look at elements of

his apartment, the sound of his push-ups accompanying us:

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