West of Her Page #4

Synopsis: Alone and adrift in life, Dan signs on with a mysterious organization, agreeing to roam the country with an enigmatic stranger named Jane, working by night, laying small linoleum tiles in the streets of towns across America, each bearing the same cryptic message. As they travel, their contentious relationship grows and deepens, changing both of their beliefs about what they're doing, until they're forced to choose between their work and the possibility of a future together.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ethan Warren
Production: Corner Piece Productions
  8 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2016
90 min
Website
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- WOW.

THAT ACTUALLY IS PRETTY GOOD.

NICE.

I HAVEN'T SAID

ONE LIE TO YOU.

YEAH?

WELL, ONCE I SAID

A HALF LIE.

THAT WAS IT.

YOU'VE-- COME ON,

YOU'VE SAID SOME LIES TO ME.

HAVEN'T YOU?

I'VE NOT LIED TO YOU.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU-- I DON'T KNOW

HOW TO WORD THIS

WITHOUT IT COMING OUT WRONG.

I THINK YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL

THAT EVER REALLY PAID ATTENTION TO ME.

AND I KNOVV THAT YOU'RE ONLY PAYING ATTENTION

TO ME BECAUSE OF OUR SITUATION, BUT...

AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE

TO KNOW JUST...

YOU KNOW,

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

[DAN] I DON'T KNOVV

VVHAT I'M SAYING.

I DON'T KNOW WHA TO SAY TO YOU.

[JANE]

YOU'RE A WHOLE LOTTA TALK.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

LISTEN, I'M, UH...

I'M SORRY. I SHOULD'VE...

-[LAUGHS]

-...KNOCKED LOUDER.

[LAUGHS]

- SORRY.

- SURE. WHATEVER.

GO GET US A TABLE.

I HAVE TO CALL GROUND CONTROL.

O KAY.

O KAY.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

WHO ANSWERS THERE?

WHAT WILL YOU TALK ABOUT?

I'M JUST GONNA TELL THEM

WHAT TOWNS WE HIT. THAT'S IT.

- THAT'S ALL?

- THAT'S ALL.

O KAY.

ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

I CAN DO FOR YOU?

- GET OUT OF HERE!

-[LAUGHS] ARE YOU SURE?

- YES!

- ALRIGHT, TABLE FOR TWO?

- YES!

- OKAY.

[JANE GIGGLES]

[DAN]

ALRIGHT.

[JANE ON PHONE]

KAREN LATUILIPPE.

04-26-170.

- WHAT?

- WELL? WHAT DID THEY SAY?

[SCOFFS]

WELL, NOTHING.

JUST, "THANK YOU

FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU."

- THAT'S IT.

- I PROMISE. THAT'S ALL.

YOU THINK I VVAS UP THERE LONG

ENOUGH FOR SOME SORT OF, UH...

SECRET TRANSMISSION?

SOMETHING IN CODE?

H EY.

WHY DO YOU NEED:

TO BELIEVE IN THIS SO BADLY?

IT'S JUST--

YOU KNOW IT'S JUST GIVING

PEOPLE SOMETHING

TO WONDER ABOUT.

IT'S UH...lT'S A JOKE.

A CAPER.

THAT'S IT,

SOMETHING TO JUST, YOU KNOW,

BREAK UP THE MONOTONY

OF LIFE.

- THAT'S IT.

- THAT'S IT?

YEAH.

THAT'S IT?

IT'S A JOKE TO YOU?

WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND,

WOULD GO THROUGH

ALL THIS TROUBLE,

TO DO ALL OF THIS STUFF,

IF IT WAS JUST A JOKE?

THERE'S NOT.

THERE'S JUST--

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, THERE'S, LIKE--

I JUST ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS

SOME ECCENTRIC BILLIONAIRE.

YOU KNOW, PROBABLY

A LITTLE BIT INSANE.

YOU KNOW,

"WIZARD OF OZ."

LOOK. I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE

ABOUT THIS THAN YOU DO.

I'VE--I'VE JUS BEEN DOING IT FOR LONGER.

THAT'S IT.

BORED. SORT OF LIKE,

HOWARD HUGHES,

UP IN HIS, I DON'T KNOW,

XANADU TEMPLE.

[LAUGHS]

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO

BELIEVE IN THIS SO MUCH?

BECAUSE...

BECAUSE, I DON'T--

I DON'T BELIEVE

IN ANYTHING ELSE.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

THEY'RE TELLING ME SOMETHING

THAT I WAN TO BELIEVE IS TRUE.

YOU KNOW, IF THERE COULD BE

ANYTHING ELSE,

THEN MAYBE EVERYBODY

ENDS UP ALRIGH AND SO WILL I.

I MEAN, I'VE NEVER

FELT ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW?

I ALWAYS FELT LIKE, UM,

I DON'T KNOVV, LIKE A JIGSAVV

PIECE FROM THE VVRONG PUZZLE.

THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?

YOU FEEL LIKE:

A PUZZLE PIECE?

WELL, I FEEL,

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE'RE

ALL JUST PIECES, YOU KNOW?

PIECES FROM DIFFERENT PUZZLES.

RANDOM ONES.

AND THERE'S NO POIN IN FIGURING IT OUT AT ALL.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT...

THEY GIVE ME:

A CHANCE AT...

MAKING ME NOT FEEL

THAT WAY ANYMORE.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE A LO OF PUZZLE PIECES,

-[CHUCKLES]

- OR JUST ONE PUZZLE PIECE?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YEAH,

I WISH I DIDN'T.

I MEAN...

MAYBE WE'RE ALL JUST...

AND WE DON'T KNOW

WHAT THE PICTURE'S OF.

MAYBE. I THINK YOU'RE ONTO

SOMETHING THERE.

- YEAH?

- YEAH, I DO.

THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO. YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE TO COME THE REST OF THE VVAY.

[CHUCKLES]

FINE.

DON'T...

EVER TELL ME:

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME.

[WHISPERS]

EVER.

WHAT IF IT WERE TRUE?

[slel-ls DEEPLY]

THAT WOULD BE TOO BAD.

HI.

WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN?

MAYBE. BUT, I THINK

AT THE END OF THE DAY

IT'S GONNA BE UP TO THEM

WHETHER OR NO THEY WANNA BELIEVE IT.

WHAT IF...

[SIGHS]

VVHAT IF VVE GAVE THEM SOMETHING TO

BELIEVE IN VVITHOUT NEEDING TO...

WHAT IF WE LET THEM

IN ON THE SECRET WITHOUT...

KEEPING IT FROM THEM.

JUST...

BUT WHAT'S THE SECRET?

DO YOU WANNA GO:

TO THE GRAND CANYON?

- REALLY?

- YEAH.

YEAH, ALWAYS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.

- OKAY.

- IS IT CLOSE?

- YEAH!

- YEAH? GIVE ME FIVE MORE MINUTES.

LET'S GO!

[GROANING] ALRIGHT! I'M UP!

I'M UP! I'M UP!

-[JANE LAUGHS]

-[DAN GROANS]

- COME ON.

- ALL RIGHT.

- I'M TERRIFIED OF HEIGHTS.

- I LOVE THEM. I REALLY DO.

- YOU LIKE HEIGHTS?

- YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW.

L--l LIKE, LIKE, SOR OF THAT TINGLY SENSATION.

- REALLY?

- YEAH.

- YOU DON'T?

- NO, I REALLY DON'T.

- WHY?

- I DON'T KNOW.

IALWAYS FEEL LIKE

SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN

AND I'M GONNA JUST HEAVE

MYSELF OVER THE EDGE--

-l'LL PUSH YOU.

- DON'T! PLEASE! DON'T DO IT!

[LAUGHS]

DON'T DO IT.

- YOU JUMPED SO BAD!

- I WILL LEAVE YOU HERE.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY,

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

- I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.

- YOU'RE FORGIVEN.

- YEAH?

- MM-HM.

- YOU GONNA KISS ME?

- YOU WANT ME TO KISS YOU?

- You LOOK LIKE You WERE some To.

-[LAUGHS]

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

NO, I'M NOT.

NO?

I'M GOING TO EXFOLIATE

ON YOUR STUBBLE.

[LAUGHS]

- THAT WORKS.

- YEAH?

- IT'S LIKE A SHOE MAT.

-[LAUGHS]

- YOU'RE SAYING MY FACE IS DIRTY?

- IT LOOKS LIKE A SHOE.

[LAUGHS]

- I'M KIDDING.

- LIKE A NICE SHOE, OR LIKE A HIKING BOOT?

LIKE A...

LIKE A BIG MOTORCYCLE BOOT.

MY FACE LOOKS LIKE

A MOTORCYCLE BOOT?

YEAH, SOMETIMES.

- VVHAT?

- IN A CERTAIN LIGHT, IT ALL DEPENDS.

- WHAT?

- NO, I'M KIDDING.

YOU LOOK LIKE:

A STRAPPY SANDAL.

[BOTH LAUGH]

- COME ON.

- YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IF I LOOK LIKE

A MOTORCYCLE BOOT,

- IF MY FACE LOOKS LIKE A MOTORCYCLE

BOOT... - NO, IT DOESN'T.

-[GASPS]

- YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FACE.

-[THUNDER RUMBLES]

- SHUT UP.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

I KEEP MISSING THESE.

YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME.

- YEAH?

- I FEEL LIKE THIS IS COMING TOVVARDS US.

I'M DISTRACTING YOU

FROM THIS?

YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME

FROM ALL OF THIS.

YES?

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

AH.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[wmn BLOWING]

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

- WHY ARE YOU CRYING?

- I'M NOT CRYING.

- YOU'RE UPSET.

- I'M NOT.

IT'S JUST WINDY.

[MUSIC PLAYING

ON CAR STEREO]

[RAINDROPS PELTING WINDOW]

I THINK WE SHOULD

GO TO PHOENIX TODAY.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO THERE.

NOT WANTING TO,

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY

SOMETHING EARLIER?

I MEAN, WE COULD'VE REALLY

BEEN THERE DAYS AGO.

I'VE BEEN AIMING US THERE

SINCE WE GOT TO COLORADO.

REALLY?

THANKS FOR MENTIONING IT.

LOOK, DANNY, IF YOU WANTED

TO TRAVEL WITH SOMEONE

WHO WOULD GIVE YOU ACCESS

TO HER EVERY THOUGHT,

YOU SHOULD'VE GOTTEN IN SOMEONE

ELSE'S CAR IN ILLINOIS.

WHO'S KAREN LATUILIPPE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T LIKE HER NAME.

I HEARD YOU SAY THAT NAME

THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE PHONE.

- I TOLD YOU NOT TO LISTEN TO THAT CALL.

- VVELL, YOU KNOVV VVHAT?

YOU SHOULD'VE GIVEN ME

JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME

TO GET DOWN THE HALLWAY

BEFORE YOU DECIDED--

GIVEN YOU MORE TIME?

HCVV VVAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOVV YOU

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Ethan Warren

Ethan Warren (born 10 October 1991) is an Australian diver. His career highlights include winning two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 3 m synchro springboard and 10 m synchro platform, both times alongside teammate Matthew Mitcham. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 3 metre springboard, classifying 7th after finishing first in the 2012 Australian Open Championships in the same event; he has also been the 2011 10 m synchronised Australian champion with partner James Connor.Ethan Warren retired from competitive diving in 2013. In 2014, Ethan Warren enlisted into the Australian Army. more…

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