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- 1939
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ATTENDANT:
You don't have to worry. The thing
is safe.
NINOTCHKA:
I am not afraid... I want to know...
Leon, who apparently has taken a taxi and prepared himself
otherwise, enters the scene, reading from a book.
LEON:
(reading)
The foundation is one hundred and
forty-one yards square...
(he tips his hat and
interjects)
I hope you'll forgive me but I thought
you'd...
NINOTCHKA:
(interrupting)
Go ahead.
The CAMERA goes with Ninotchka and Leon as they walk toward
the steps.
LEON:
(continuing)
Four massive piers of masonry are
sunk to a depth of forty-six feet on
the side of the Seine, and twenty-
nine and one-half feet on the other
side. The girders of interlaced iron-
work which stay the structure have
an inclination of fifty-four
degrees...
NINOTCHKA:
That's a strange angle.
LEON:
Yes, very strange.
By now they have reached the staircase. They start up.
LEON:
(continuing to read)
Ascending to the tower is a staircase
consisting of eight hundred and twenty-
nine steps...
(this disclosure
frightens Leon as he
realizes the climb
ahead of him. He
reads on as they
walk up)
...and an additional two hundred and
fifty-four steps to the very top...
(now Leon stops but
Ninotchka proceeds
on out of the picture.
and reads from his
book in a loud voice)
There is an elevator included in the
price of admission!
Ninotchka continues to climb.
MEDIUM SHOT -- STAIRS (FROM LEON'S ANGLE)
Ninotchka, paying no attention to him, walks up the stairs,
two at a time.
CLOSE SHOT -- LEON
He looks after Ninotchka, then makes up his mind and returns
down the stairs.
GROUND FLOOR -- EIFFEL TOWER, shooting toward the elevator
door. The elevator with several passengers is just about to
leave when Leon hurries into it. The door closes and the
elevator starts to ascend quickly.
DISSOLVE TO:
HIGHEST PLATFORM -- EIFFEL TOWER
The CAMERA ANGLE includes the elevator door and a beautiful
background view of Paris. The elevator door opens and Leon
emerges leisurely. He is just about to step to the top of
the staircase, when suddenly, to his great amazement, he
sees Ninotchka, who stands at the balustrade overlooking
Paris. She has climbed the tower faster than he despite the
elevator. Dumbfounded, Leon approaches her. Ninotchka turns,
very matter-of-fact.
NINOTCHKA:
You gave me some very valuable
information. Thank you.
LEON:
(looking at the
dazzling view)
And thank you for getting me up here.
I've never seen this before.
Beautiful, isn't it?
NINOTCHKA:
Yes, it is.
LEON:
I'm glad I saw it before becoming
extinct.
NINOTCHKA:
Do not misunderstand me. I do not
hold your frivolity against you.
(she looks him up and
down)
As basic material you might not be
bad, but you are the unfortunate
product of a doomed culture. I feel
sorry for you.
LEON:
You must admit that this doomed old
civilization sparkles... It glitters!
Night View of Paris with Its Lights Ablaze, as seen from the
Eiffel Tower.
NINOTCHKA AND LEON
NINOTCHKA:
I do not deny its beauty, but it is
a waste of electricity.
LEON:
What a city! There are the Grands
Boulevards... blasted out of the
heart of the old streets. The Arc de
Triomphe... made to greet Napoleon's
army. The Opera! And Montmartre...
Montparnasse... La Bohème... and now
I'll show you the greatest attraction!
(he steps to a
telescope and, taking
some money from his
pocket, drops a coin
in the slot)
It will cost me a franc but it is
worth it.
(he adjusts the
telescope)
The most wonderful spot in all Paris --
unique! Here, look....
(she looks in telescope)
What do you see?
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