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- 1939
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NINOTCHKA:
I see a house that looks like any
other house. What's remarkable about
it?
LEON:
It's not the structure but the spirit
which dwells within. There are three
rooms and a kitchenette dedicated to
hospitality.
NINOTCHKA:
So that is your house?
LEON:
Well, let's say I live in it. Such a
pleasant place... all kinds of
comfort, easy to reach, close to
street car, bus, and subway...
NINOTCHKA:
(straight from the
shoulder)
Does that mean that you want me to
go there?
LEON:
(feeling that he has
offended her)
Please don't misunderstand me...
NINOTCHKA:
Then you don't want me to go there.
LEON:
(in a pickle)
Now I didn't say that either...
naturally nothing would please me
more.
NINOTCHKA:
(simply)
Then why don't we go?
(looking at him)
You might be an interesting subject
of study.
LEON:
I will do my best.
They walk toward the elevator as we
DISSOLVE TO:
INTERIOR, ENTRANCE HALL -- LEON'S APARTMENT
In the foreground stands a console on which is a telephone.
Gaston, Leon's elderly, dignified butler, is answering the
phone.
GASTON:
(into phone)
No... Count d'Algout is still out.
Yes, as soon as he returns I'll tell
him. Yes... I'll tell him Monsieur
Buljanoff.
He puts down the receiver as Leon opens the door with his
key. Ninotchka and Leon enter. Ninotchka, during the following
scene, is studying every detail of the apartment with the
eye of a technical expert.
LEON:
Good evening, Gaston.
GASTON:
Good evening, Monsieur.
NINOTCHKA:
Is this what you call the "butler"?
LEON:
Yes.
NINOTCHKA:
(takes Gaston's hand)
Good evening, comrade.
(to Leon)
This man is horribly old. You should
not make him work.
LEON:
He takes good care of that.
NINOTCHKA:
He looks sad. Do you whip him?
LEON:
No, though the mere thought makes my
mouth water.
NINOTCHKA:
(to the completely
flabbergasted Gaston)
The day will come when you will be
free. Go to bed, little father. We
want to be alone.
Leon opens the door to the living room. Ninotchka enters.
Just as he is about to follow her, Gaston addresses him.
GASTON:
(in a low voice)
Count d'Algout, there have been
several telephone...
LEON:
Go to bed.
INTERIOR, LIVING ROOM -- LEON'S APARTMENT
Leon enters the room. Closes the door. Ninotchka is examining
the room.
LEON:
Well, may I offer you a drink, or
NINOTCHKA:
Thank you. I've had all the calories
necessary for today.
Leon feels a little uncertain as to how to approach this
creature.
NINOTCHKA:
What do we do now?
LEON:
We take off our hat and coat.
(he takes her things)
We sit down -- we make ourselves
comfortable. We adjust ourselves to
the prospect of a most enjoyable
evening. We look at each other. We
smile.
(Ninotchka doesn't
respond)
Well... we don't smile. How about
some music?
NINOTCHKA:
Is that customary?
LEON:
It helps. It has ever since King
David wooed Bathsheba with the harp.
As I am not so fortunate as to have
my harp at hand, I shall turn on the
radio.
NINOTCHKA:
(the observer)
I should say this room is eighteen
by twenty-five.
LEON:
Not too big and not too small. What
I'd call the typical room of an
average man. Or shall we say a little
above average. Now if there are any
special aspects you wish to study I
have nothing to conceal. Just look
around. That's my desk. Those are my
books, and here am I. Where shall we
begin?
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