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Duchess Berlin 1928 239

KATHARINE led by TEUFEL
moves down the shadowed hall
Half-mad PATIENTS stand in the corners, sit on chairs,
stare vacantly. OLGA pulls KATHARINE’s coat tightly
about herself. TEUFEL knocks on Anna’s door, but does
not wait for an answer. They enter.
INT. SANITARIUM. ANNA’S ROOM—DAY

MEDIUM ANNA
FEATURING TEUFEL, OLGA, LUDWIG

ANNA faces indifferently out the window, backed by
LUDWIG.
Teufel: Anna, your visitors are here.
Anna: They are your visitors, Frau Teufel. They are your clients.
Teufel: Say “hello,” Anna.
CLOSE UP ANNA

Anna: (Turning, her delivery is flat, by rote) My name is Anna
Eisenstein.

MEDIUM OLGA AND LUDWIG
FEATURING ANNA

Ludwig: How do you do? I am the Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig.
And this...
Anna: ...is the Grand Duchess Olga.
Olga: I am the Imperial Governess Katharine.
Anna: Madame is mistaken.
Ludwig: The girl is no fool.
Anna: I remember Madame’s face.
Olga: You remember.
Anna: From news photos.
Olga: The Imperial Family interests you?
Anna: History is my hobby. Certain history.

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