Jiří Charvát

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Nor does this mean that we can’t write powerful dialogue in which desperate people try to tell the truth. It simply means that the most passionate moments must conceal an even deeper level. CHINATOWN: Evelyn Mulwray cries out: “She’s my sister and my daughter. My father and I…” But what she doesn’t say is: “Please help me.” Her anguished confession is in fact a plea for help. Subtext: “I didn’t kill my husband; my father did… to possess my child. If you arrest me, he’ll take her. Please help me.” In the next beat Gittes says, “We’ll have to get you out of town.” An illogical reply that makes ...more
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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