ROMAN HOLIDAY

Notes made on Spiral Bound Session

Session 1 : 17 Aug 2022

Spiral Bound
 ROMAN HOLIDAY SCREENPLAY

PRINCESS ANNE MOVIE-TONE NEWSREEL

She has been all over Europe. She lands up in Italy.

The New Reel says “She shows not sign of fatigue”

THE RECEPTION IN HER HONOR

Thrown by the Ambassador in her honor.

Anne is introduced to the dignitaries there.

Some many introductions to underline the BOREDOM in her

life.

Her feet are bothering her. Her sandal slips out.

Metaphorically, she is uncomfortable on her shoes, in

contrast to what the Movie-tone Newsreel says.

Also shows she is childlike / waif-like quality

It’s a pre-cursor of what’s going to happen. The entourage

is aghast, indicating that a shoe coming off is a big news
item, and can snowball into a scandal.

She wears it when she is asked for a dance.

She is dancing with fuddy-duddies. Boring as hell. Just

doing her duty.

ANNE IN BEDROOM | ESCAPE

She is wearing a fuddy-duddy gown. Wants to sleep in Pajamas.
Talks about people who sleep wearing nothing.

Gives away her state of mind.

From her window she sees merry making, wanting to be part of

it. There is a smile on her face to signify that.

She clearly wants to see Rome in a different way than she is

seeing it as a princess.

Her assistant gives her the schedule for the next day. She
doesn’t seem to be enjoying this exercise.
 2.

She yells STOP. Says “Please let me die in peace”

Doctor arrives. She gets hysterical. Doctor gives her a shot

of a new drug to put her to sleep.

Best thing to do is to do what you want for a while. This

breadcrumbs what she is going to do.

Anne alone stares at stuff. Dresses up. Escapes from window.

Climbs into delivery truck and exits the gate.

WHATS HAPPENED SO FAR: Her WANT is clearly established very

clearly. The issues that need to be resolved in Act III are
being set up

NEXT SEQUENCE
Climbs into delivery truck.

STOPPED THE FILM