廊桥遗梦英文剧本The-Bridges-of-Madison-County

TheBridgesofMadisonCountyNothing’sgoannaChangeMyLoveforYouIfIhadtolivemywithoutyounearmeThedayswouldallbeemptyThenightswouldseemsolongWithyouIseeforeverallsoclearlyImighthavebeeninlovebeforeButitneverfeltthisstrongOurdreamsareyoungAndmebothknowthey’lltakeuswherewewonttogoHoldmenowtouchmenowIdon’twanttolivewithoutyouNothing’sgoannachangemyloveforyouYououghttoknowbynowhowmuchIloveyouOnethingyoucanbesureofI’llneveraskformorethanyourloveNothing’sgonnachangemyloveforyouYououghttoknowbynowhowmuchIloveyouTheworldmaychangemywholelifethroughButnothing’sgonnachangemyloveforyouIftheroadaheadisnotsoeasyI’llbethereforyouifyoushouldneedmeYoudon’thavetochangeathingIloveyoujustthewayyouareSocomewithmeandsharetheviewSocomewithmeandsharetheviewI’llhelpyouseeforevertooHoldmenowtouchmenowIdon’twanttolivewithoutyouMother’stestament(Thepicturebeginsinthepresentdaywhenitisthirtyyearssincetheprotagonists’storytookplace,andatthesamelocation.)protagonist:heroheroineleadingroleAcademyAwardforBestActor,BestActress,BestSupportingActor,BestsupportingActress.(Caroline,inherfortiesstandsinthesamedoorway)ofthesamehousewhereshelivedandgrewup.SheseesacarwithFloridaplatedrivinguptothehouse.CarolinestepsoutofthedoorwayandheadsforthecaroutofwhichexitherbrotherMichael!andhiswifeBetty.Theyhuggedeachother.)headforwhereisthebomberheadingfor?Carryingthewound,theambulancewasstraightlyheadedforthehospital.Michael:Isis.CAROLINE:Hi,Betty.BETTY:I,Caroline.(Inthelivingroomoftheirmother’shousethatday,alawyerhandsMichaeladocument.)LAWYER:Ah,Michael,ifIcouldjustgetyoutosignthisherewhichgivesyouthecontentsfromthesafedepositbox.(Michaeldoes.)Fine.Andthisoneplease,whichclearsthebankofallfurtherresponsibilityforthecontentsSafedepositbox?I’mgoingtodepositthe2000dollarsintheBankofChinaWithdrawwithdrawalPleasemakeoutawithdrawalslipbeforehand.BETTY:Thisiskindofexciting.Maybewe’llfindoutyourmotherhadsecretmillionslyingaround?Kindof:Wherecanwefindarestaurant?I’mkindofhungry(Carolinesmilesweakly.Michaelhandsbackthepapers.)LAWYER:Well,whydon’twegetstarted?NowyourmotherisinterredatSeerHeightsFuneralHomeuntilarrangementscanbemade.InterAfterinterringhismurderedbeloved,hewentonthewayofrevenge.Thetoptaskoftheearthquakeaftermathistosearchforandrescuethosewhoareburiedundertheruins.MICHAEL:(tohissister)Ithoughteverythingwasarranged.CAROLINE:No,there’saproblem.MICHAEL:whatproblem?LAWYER:Well,yourmotherleftexplicitinstructionsthatshewishedtobecremated.1.Explicit:ThereasonwhyI’mnotresponsibleforthedamagehasbeenexplicitlystated!Heshowsanexplicitintentionofcoupdeath.2.crematecremation.CremationisbeingadvocatedbytheGovernmentasanenvironment-friendlywayofinterment.MICHAEL:Cremated?CAROLINE:Iknow.Idon’tunderstanditeither.MICHAEL:Whendidshedecidethis?LAWYER:Well,apparentlyjustbeforeherdeath.MICHAEL:Thisiscrazy.Idon’tknowanybodywhogetscremated.BETTY:Lotsofpeopledo.MICHAEL:Well,nooneinmyfamilydid!Dadboughtcemeteryplotsatprairiehill,oneforhimandoneforMom.1.plotanexperimentalplotofricecemeteryplotTheplotthickens.2.prairieAsinglecanstartaprairiefire.PrairiestateLAWYER:Well,itclearlystatesinthewillMICHAEL:Idon’tcarewhatitsays!(toCaroline)MaybeMamawasdelirious,youknow.Maybeshedidn’tknowwhatshewassaying,youknow.Ifshewantedtobecremated,whythehelldiesheletdadbuytwoplots,huh?1.Deliriousbedeliriouswithjoy2.thehellWhatthehellareyougoingtodo?LAWYER:Well,shewasveryspecific.ShewantedherashestobethrownoverRosmandBridge.MICHAEL:What!BETTY:Bizarre!CAROLINE:Mr.Peterson,areyousureMamawroteallthis?LAWYER:Well,itwasnotarizedandwitnessedbyaMrs.LucyDelaney.Maybeyoucanaskher.1.notarizenotarizationThenationalCollegeEnglishSpeakingContestisnotarizedbyBeijingNotaryoffice.2.witnessThewitnessassertedtheseniorofficertobethemurderer.Theyear2001witnessedChina’ssuccessingettingintotheWorldCup.MICHAEL:WhothehellisLucyDelaney?CAROLINE:IrememberMrs.Delaney,butIjusthavenoideawhatshewas…MICHAEL:Well,Idon’tcareifit’slegalornot.We’renotcrematingherandthrowingherashesalloversomebridgewherewecan’tevengovisitherbecauseshe’sgoingtobeblownallovertheplacelikeanashtrayBETTY:Imaginepeopledrivingoverheranddoggiesdoingtheirbusiness…MICHAEL:(interrupting)We’renotdoingit!I’mnotevensureit’sChristian.BETTY:Maybeit’sanItalianthing.(tothelawyer)TheirmotherwasItalian.MICHAEL:Doesn’tmatter.Moveon.(Thewomandarenotobject.TheLawyerraiseshiseyebrowsandcontinues.)LAWYER:Well,wecancomebacktothis,Whydon’tweopenthebox?(A:keyisinsertedintothelockofthesafedepositboxandthelidisopened.Therearesomepapers,deeds,et.Michael!Beginssortingthroughthese.Carolinenoticesamanilaenvelopeaddressedtohermother,postmarked1965.Sheopensituptofindtwolettersandafewphotographs-Francescastandingnearacoveredbridge,herhairwindblown,herexpressionserene,beautifulandsad.)CAROLINE:Michael,lookatthese-I’veneverseenthesepicturesofmama.Haveyou?(BettyandMichaellookoverhershoulder.Heshakes“no”)CAROLINE(continued)Itwasinthisenvelopefrom1965.BETTY:She’snotwearingabra.(takesthebridgephotoWell,that’stheHolywellBridge.Incaseanybody’sinterested.)(Michaelreturnstotheotherpapers.Bettytakesthephoto