The Girl in the Park Page #2

Synopsis: Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 15 years ago, Julia Sandburg has cut herself off from anyone once near and dear to her, including her husband Doug and her son Chris, who tried for years to penetrate her wall of isolation and despair, without success. But when Julia meets Louise, a troubled young woman with a checkered past, all Julia's old psychic wounds painfully resurface, as does her illogical and increasingly irrational hope that Louise may be the daughter she lost so long ago.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): David Auburn
Production: Blue Sky Media
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
2007
110 min
141 Views


Not to mention...

Well, what can we say about Celeste?

From the very first time we met her,

we knew.

We could all...

just tell that she fit--

that she belonged in this--

with us-- all of us.

And...

I'm sorry.

What I'm trying to say is

how happy we are to have her...

as our new daughter.

To Chris and Celeste.

To Chris and Celeste.

Cheers.

Hi.

Hi, Julia. How are you?

- Hi.

- It's good to see you.

- You remember Amanda?

- Of course. Hi.

- Hi. Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

- And, uh, her son Dean.

- Hey.

Hey.

So, did you find a place to Iive yet?

- Oh, yes. Yes.

- Ah.

I'm all settled.

Uh, six weeks now.

I'm renting, but it's-- it's cozy.

Good.

I was up in Toronto,

but my firm said

they needed me down here.

Yes, I know. Doug told me you--

How have you found New York?

Uh, now, you'd met Dave

and Sarah before, right?

- No. This is the first time, actually.

- Oh. Uh-huh.

And they're terrific.

It was perfect.

Congratulations, Julia,

about Chris and Celeste.

If you're half as excited as Doug is...

Oh, I am. I am.

Well...

Thank you.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's right.

Hey. I never saw you come in.

Oh, I-I-I was late. Sorry.

Did you get a chance to say hello

to Celeste's parents?

They seem terrific.

How about Celeste?

Mom, can you go back inside

and say hi to Celeste?

Iet her introduce you to her parents.

Ill write them a nice note.

Mom...

At least say you're happy for us.

I am happy for you.

Can I go home now?

Hi.

Problem?

Yeah. The... hinge

is sitting too deep.

Oh. Okay.

I gotta go to the shop over the weekend

and cut some shims,

which means that I can't put

the chandelier up till next weekend.

Honey...

She came.

She wasn't the Iife of the party,

but she showed up.

Yeah, she made an appearance.

She just moved back

to the city, you know.

Just give her some time.

She's gonna...

Whoo! Oh!

- What?

- Can you feel this?

Come on, baby.

Do it again. Do it again!

Anyway, it's just bullshit.

You knew what you did.

The f*** I did.

What kind of thing is that to say?

- What is the matter with you?

- Keep your voice down, for Christ's sake.

The bottom Iine--

this is just not my problem.

Well, whose problem is it?

Well, I guess it's yours, isn't it?

What am I supposed to do now?

Oh, for Christ's sake, stop crying.

I can't believe you're being such a prick--

that you can just sit there--

Fine.

God.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Oh, sh*t.

Just a moment, miss.

Are you gonna pay

for those glasses?

- They're mine. I wore them in.

- No, you didn't.

What, are you crazy?

Do you want me

to call the police?

I've had these glasses for years.

You took 'em right off the rack.

You think I don't know

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David Auburn

David Auburn (born November 30, 1969) is an American playwright. His play Proof won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Auburn also writes screenplays, writing The Lake House, and directs both film and stage plays. more…

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