Simone Page #13

VIKTOR:

I can't explain it to you now --

you'll see when it's all put

together.

(walking away)

Anyway, we got it a couple of takes

ago. Let's move on.

Hal, dumbfounded, tentatively touches the non-existent wall.

INT. VIKTOR'S SOUNDSTAGE - NIGHT

Viktor digitally adds SIMONE standing beside a sportscar with

HAL in a scene from "Eternity Forever". He works on her

close up.

SIMONE:

(eyes welling with tears)

-- What you don't understand,

Clyde, is that love is like a wild

flower, but that flower only

grows --

Viktor hits STOP and Simone freezes. Viktor brings up a menu

and chooses from a range of "EMOTIONAL OPTIONS".

JOY SADNESS FEAR

elated melancholy anxious

jubilant tearful frightened

giddy weeping petrified

ecstatic blubbering loss of bladder

inebriated Kevorkian control

CONTEMPLATION INNOCENCE SENSUALITY

reflective chaste seductive

thoughtful virtuous lustful

meditative angelic bestial

stoic Madonna Madonna

bored out of her [Blessed Virgin] [Like A Virgin]

skull

He fine-tunes SIMONE's performance -- sliding a cursor on a

performance axis from "BROAD" to "SUBTLE".

VIKTOR:

Let's take it down a notch.

SIMONE:

-- What you don't understand --

Simone freezes again. Viktor make another adjustment.

VIKTOR:

I like it. But still too big.

(making a correction)

Smaller teardrops next time.

Simone's tears retreat into her eyes.

VIKTOR:

It's not working. It's not alive.

Let's try it again.

She repeats the line. Viktor mimes the performance.

SIMONE:

(teardrops arriving on

cue)

-- What you don't understand,

Clyde, is that love is like a wild

flower, but that flower only grows

on the edge...

(dramatic pause)

... of a very high cliff.

Simone FREEZES.

VIKTOR:

Perfect, Simone.

Viktor returns SIMONE to her neutral background.

VIKTOR:

I'm only sorry you still have to

work with flesh and blood for the

time being -- as user friendly as

you are, even I can't manufacture

an entire cast.

"To Vivian. Love, Simone" -- VIKTOR writes on the publicity

shot. He applies lipstick and adds a kiss to the photo.

Viktor wipes his mouth and looks to SIMONE on his screen --

she is waiting patiently, as usual.

VIKTOR:

We are going to have to change our

plans, Simone -- you have no idea

what an affect your performance is

having on people. We can't stop

now. There's too much to say --

these films they speak, they speak

to the human condition. We're

changing lives. No, revealing the

truth now would be too cruel.

(searching for more

justification)

Anyway, when you're seeking a

greater truth -- in the work -- you

are not so concerned with the

lesser truths along the way.

Simone doesn't appear convinced.

SIMONE / VIKTOR

You're going to get in a lot of

trouble, Mr. Taransky.

VIKTOR:

(irritated at her pricking

his conscience)

Why do you have to bring that up?

There's always risk -- life's a

risk. It's worth it. Besides, how

could something so lovely be a

crime?

(regarding her tenderly)

Well, I think we've done enough for

today. You've been cooped up in

there too long. How about you and

me go out on the town? They're

expecting us.

He turns to a copy of "The Echo". A photo of Viktor at the

gate of his Malibu home. "SIMONE HELD CAPTIVE - Self

proclaimed Svengali Keeps Star Out Of Limelight". Viktor

puts Simone to sleep and picks up a briefcase.

INT. HOTEL LOBBY - NIGHT

VIKTOR, briefcase in hand, strides through the lobby of an

opulent hotel. He approached the CONCIERGE.

VIKTOR:

I'm checking in a special guest...

(obviously conspiratorial)

... Miss Enomis.

The Concierge straightens as he recognizes Viktor from a copy

of "Variety". Headline: "Taransky Rides Ingenue's Coat-Tails

To Three Picture Deal".

CONCIERGE:

Miss Enomis, yes.

VIKTOR:

Miss Enomis demands her privacy.

You will switch off all

surveillance cameras. I will

escort Miss Enomis to her room

alone via the rear exit. She will

require no help with her luggage.

She does not wish to be disturbed

at any time for any reason. She

will be departing for a function

tonight at eight sharp.

(tipping him with a

hundred dollar bill)

I'm sure I can rely on your

discretion. Do you understand?

CONCIERGE:

(passing the key to

Viktor)

Oh, I understand.

As Viktor departs, the Concierge holds the registration card

to the mirror.

ENOMIS becomes SIMONE.

The Concierge picks up his phone.

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

VIKTOR enters the hotel suite. We see a montage of scenes --

Viktor revelling in his masquerade.

A) VIKTOR pulls down the covers of a bed and rolls around in

the sheets to give it a slept-in look.

B) VIKTOR sprays cologne in the bed.

C) VIKTOR tosses skimpy lingerie on the floor of the closet.

D) VIKTOR eats several candy bars from the mini-bar.

E) VIKTOR puts one of his own movies in the DVD player.

F) VIKTOR writes a note on the bedside pad.

G) In the bathroom, shower running, VIKTOR attempts to open

a tampon -- it shoots out of the applicator like a penny

rocket.

H) VIKTOR cuts a lock of "faux" hair from a Simone wig and

scatters it on the counter.

I) VIKTOR shakes open a bag of toiletries, the toothbrush

bouncing into the toilet bowl. He retrieves it.

J) VIKTOR looks through the drapes of the hotel window -- a

jam of PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS has congregated outside the

rear entrance.

K) VIKTOR shines a lamp against a doll casting a life-size

shadow on the drapes. A "walking" silhouette is visible

to the media on the street.

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