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    Côte d'Azur
    Côte d'Azur
    Côte d'Azur
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    Côte d'Azur

    By Alan C. Baird

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    There's nothing quite so romantic as spending one's youth in a foreign land. Eric is a 20-something American guy who's having the time of his life on the French Riviera. Or maybe Eric is the 60-something who's looking back on his earlier years with nostalgia and trying to alter the course of his life. Inspired by Lawrence Durrell's metafiction in The Avignon Quintet and The Alexandria Quartet.

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    PublisherAlan C. Baird
    Release dateJul 23, 2019
    ISBN9780463128602
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    Alan C. Baird

    Alan C. Baird enjoys referring to himself in the third person. Born down east, he now lives just a stone's throw from Phoenix... which is fine and dandy, until the stones are thrown back. Bibliography: http://amazon.com/author/acb Filmography: http://imdb.com/name/nm6248253 CV: http://9TimeZones.com/b Portfolio: http://9TimeZones.com/scr Côte d'Azur availability: http://9TimeZones.com/cote.htm 11K Virgins availability: http://9TimeZones.com/11000v.htm Merlinsky availability: http://9TimeZones.com/mrlnsky.htm Vlad availability: http://9TimeZones.com/vladti.htm

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      Côte d'Azur - Alan C. Baird

      Côte d'Azur

      (Sky-Blue Coast)

      By Alan C. Baird

      Copyright 2019 Alan C. Baird

      ISBN 9780463128602

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copies from their favorite authorized retailers. Thanks for your support!

      Cover image: La Côte d'Azur (circa 1920), by Charles Morel de Tangry (1857-1930), for the PLM (Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée) railroad company.

      Screenplay log line: There's nothing quite so romantic as spending one's youth in a foreign land.

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      EXT. GRANDE CORNICHE, FRENCH RIVIERA - DAY, 1979

      A 20-something American man, ERIC, is walking along the twisting, scenic cliff road between Nice and Monaco in southern France. He's carrying a small knapsack.

      ERIC (V.O.): There's nothing quite so romantic as spending one's youth in a foreign land.

      He sees a sports car approaching, and sticks out his thumb. The DRIVER, a 60-something American man, stops to give him a lift.

      DRIVER: Where ya headed?

      ERIC: Monaco, just a few minutes' drive.

      DRIVER (to his passenger): What do you think, Doudou? Are we going that far?

      The passenger, a 20-something French WOMAN, smiles at Eric and makes room for him in the jump seat behind her.

      DOUDOU: Further. Much further. Or is it farther?

      DRIVER (offers his hand to Eric): I'm Eric. Just like you.

      ERIC (surprised): Do I know you?

      DRIVER: Not yet. But I know you.

      Eric stares intently at the older man.

      ERIC: You look strangely familiar.

      DRIVER: Look closer. This face will be yours someday. See this pale circle on my neck?

      ERIC: I have a mole in that spot.

      DRIVER: I know. I had it removed 30 years ago. The skin pigment never really comes back.

      ERIC: Now you're freaking me out.

      DRIVER: No worries. You're in good hands.

      He eases the car into gear and slowly ACCELERATES into the first curve. Eric is still wary, but he calms down a bit, as the breeze whispers through his hair.

      ERIC: It's such a gorgeous day.

      DRIVER (to himself): This is where I came in.

      The Driver suddenly jerks the steering wheel to the right, sending the car CRASHING over the cliff. The car rolls over several times and finally comes to rest. Eric is thrown free, and he's miraculously unhurt. He crawls over to the wreck. Doudou is only slightly injured, but the Driver is dead.

      EXT. MARINA BAIE DES ANGES - SUN-DRENCHED DAY, 2019

      It's 40 years later. Some say this serpentine luxury apartment complex near Nice is a sinuous combination of the Egyptian Pyramids and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. JENS and OLDER ERIC, two 60-something men, relax on chaise lounges while sipping absinthes.

      OLDER ERIC: So we begin with a traumatic crash, and let the young couple get acquainted during the aftermath?

      He SPEAKS into a handheld voice recorder. He's the spitting image of the Driver from the previous scene.

      JENS: Why are you killing yourself off so soon?

      OLDER ERIC: Trust me. It'll become crystal clear at the end.

      JENS: Is this based on something that happened to you?

      OLDER ERIC: A little bit. This weird couple picked me up, 40 years ago. The young girl was obviously attracted to the older guy, but I couldn't figure out why.

      JENS: Money. Fast car. Or maybe they were trying to interest you in a 3 way.

      OLDER ERIC: HA! We could take the script in that direction...

      EXT. GRANDE CORNICHE, FRENCH RIVIERA - DAY, 1979

      Back to the Seventies. The car is just beginning to accelerate. Doudou leans over the seat

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