The Sense of an Ending Page #2

Synopsis: A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Ritesh Batra
Production: CBS Films
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
PG-13
Year:
2017
108 min
$1,235,432
529 Views


Male presenter:
They'd insist

the tough measures

they're taking will ensure

Britain's finances get back

onto an even keel.

And we're better placed to

withstand any economic shocks

that may come our way

in the future.

Economic shocks such as,

for instance,

Britain exiting

the European union?

Whoops.

Susie:
Here.

What's this?

Time to join the 21st century.

Not least because

I'm about to burst

and mum's an invalid.

You're my only hope.

Bye, dad.

Bye.

Oh, good morning.

Just about.

Um... right.

Let me get that...

Eighty-two...

Uh... and then you need to...

No. Oh, sorry. There.

Right.

Thanks.

Right. Have a nice...

Sarah:
Dear Tony,

I think it right that

you should have the attached.

Adrian always

spoke warmly of you,

and perhaps you'll find it

an interesting, if painful,

memento of long ago.

I am also leaving you

some money.

You may find this a bit strange,

and, to tell you the truth,

I'm not entirely sure

what my own motives are,

but I wish you well,

even from beyond the grave.

Yours, Sarah Ford.

P.S., it may

sound a little odd,

but I think the last months

of his life were happy.

Amelia:
Mr. Webster?

"Dear Tony, I think it right

you should have the attached.

"Adrian always

spoke warmly of you,

"and perhaps you will find it

an interesting, if painful,

"memento of long ago."

We do not currently...

So it is this attached item

referred to,

which is the missing item.

We do not currently have the

second item in our possession.

Excuse me?

I said, we do not currently have

the second item in our possession.

Well, where on earth is it?

Uh, the item is currently

with Mrs. Ford's executor.

Mrs. Ford's daughter.

Veronica?

Mmm.

You've asked for it, I assume?

That's correct.

Has she given any reason

for withholding it?

I'm afraid I don't know.

Forgive me,

but what do you know?

What is it?

Have you actually seen it?

No, I haven't. Um...

I can look it up for you, if you wish.

Please do.

So, Mrs. Ford's will

describes the second item

as a diary.

A diary?

Belonging to Mrs. Ford?

I'm afraid that's not clear.

Can you let me have

Veronica's address, please?

I'm sorry, we can't give out

clients' addresses

without their permission.

Veronica and I know one another.

Well, did know one another,

albeit rather a long time ago.

I'm afraid I would need

her authority to do that.

Well, will you kindly request

that authority, please?

Very well.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It was a pleasure

meeting you, Mr. Webster.

Goodbye.

And you should know

that my ex-wife is a QC.

Yeah, this all seems fine.

So, she has it. The diary.

That much at least we do know.

Sorry, who has it?

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Nick Payne

Nick Payne (born 1984) is a British playwright and screenwriter. more…

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