La La Land Page #19

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...WE DISSOLVE TO:

127 EXT. GRIFFITH PARK - DAY

Mia and Sebastian sit on a bench, the Observatory perched

behind them. The clouds have parted, and it's now a gorgeous

Los Angeles afternoon, minutes before dusk.

Sebastian looks at Mia. A moment passes.

SEBASTIAN:

When do you find out?

MIA:

They said the next couple of days... But

I'm not expecting to find anything out.

SEBASTIAN:

You're going to get it.

MIA:

No, I'm not.

SEBASTIAN:

You are. I know these things.

A beat.

MIA:

Where are we?

Sebastian looks at her.

SEBASTIAN:

Griffith Park.

MIA:

I mean -- where are we?

SEBASTIAN:

I know...

(beat)

I don't know.

MIA:

What do we do?

SEBASTIAN:

I don't think we can do anything. Because

when you get this --

MIA:

If I get this --

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SEBASTIAN:

When you get this -- you've got to give

it everything you've got.

Beat.

SEBASTIAN (CONT'D)

It's your dream.

MIA:

What are you going to do?

SEBASTIAN:

I've got to follow my own plan. Stay

here. Get my own thing going. You know...

A moment. Mia nods. Sebastian looks at her again.

SEBASTIAN (CONT'D)

You're going to be in Paris. Good jazz

there. And you love jazz now.

Mia smiles.

SEBASTIAN (CONT'D)

Right?

MIA:

Right.

Another moment. And then, finally --

SEBASTIAN:

I guess we're just going to have to wait

and see.

Mia's eyes well up, just slightly, as she hears this. She

nods.

MIA:

You know I'm always going to love you.

SEBASTIAN:

I'm always going to love you too.

Beat. Sebastian looks up at the Observatory.

SEBASTIAN (CONT'D)

Look at this view.

MIA:

(playfully)

I've seen better.

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SEBASTIAN:

Agreed.

They laugh.

Then, almost to herself --

MIA:

I've never been here during the day.

Sebastian smiles. A moment.

We CUT TO WIDE. Sebastian and Mia sit side by side. We linger

here, our two characters framed by the white-and-green

Observatory, the rest of L.A. stretching out beyond.

And then, ever so slowly...

...we FADE TO:

WINTER:

A palm tree, a cloudless sky. We PULL BACK -- to reveal it's

all painted...

128 EXT. STUDIO LOT - DAY

We're on a studio lot, looking at one of the old painted

backdrops, of a palm tree and sky. A new title card:

Five years later...

We TILT down to the studio's entryway. A CAR enters.

A WOMAN steps out. We don't see her face. We FOLLOW her from

behind. She walks elegantly, poised. The wind picks up a

strand of her hair. She makes her way down side-streets we've

seen before, past Parisian-style façades. Then enters a

COFFEE SHOP we recognize...

129 INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

The eyes inside all look the WOMAN's way. She reaches the

counter -- and we finally SEE HER FACE:

MIA:

Hi... Iced coffee, please.

MIA looks different. Different haircut, different way of

handling herself.

The BARISTA hurries to get Mia's order. We recognize this as

the shop where Mia used to work. A man who appears to be the

NEW MANAGER gives Mia the coffee --

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NEW MANAGER:

On us.

MIA:

No, no, that's fine.

Mia hands over a few dollar bills. Then drops another bill into

the tip jar. The Barista smiles.

130 EXT. COFFEE SHOP - MOMENTS LATER

Mia exits the coffee shop...and is met by a CREW MEMBER on a

GOLF CART. She gets on the cart -- and is driven away...

CUT TO:

CLOSE ON hands on piano keys, fluttering across the ivories.

We PULL BACK:
it's SEBASTIAN. We're in...

131 INT. JAZZ CLUB - DAY

...a small jazz club. Simple, tasteful, cool. Stone arches in

1940's style. The seats close to the band, the piano in the

center. The club has the same old-school character as the

Lighthouse -- but it's not run-down. It's polished, inviting.

The place is empty save for Sebastian and an EMPLOYEE. It's

before-hours. Sebastian finishes playing. Feels out the

lowest keys once more, then the highest. Then turns and --

SEBASTIAN:

Alright, I'm done.

(gets up)

Harris did a nice job with it.

EMPLOYEE:

Took him long enough.

Sebastian smiles.

SEBASTIAN:

No one touches the instruments. Carson's

coming an hour early to test levels.

EMPLOYEE:

I got a check for you to sign.

SEBASTIAN:

How'd we do last month?

EMPLOYEE:

Not too bad.

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SEBASTIAN:

(as he signs the check)

Not too bad is great.

(taps the Employee on the

shoulder)

See you tonight.

EMPLOYEE:

See you tonight.

132 EXT. CHATEAU MARMONT - DAY

Mia pulls into the driveway.

133 INT. ROOM - CHATEAU MARMONT - DAY

She steps inside. Flowers and cards. We glimpse cursive

"CONGRATULATIONS" written on a few of them. A stack of scripts

on a nearby table. Her name visible. She drops her things,

spots someone, goes in to kiss him. A long, tender, loving

embrace, as we pull back...

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