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her turn losing TEUFEL completely. The MEDIUM
SHOT then loses focus on ANNA and deep-focuses, as if
from ANNA’s P.O.V. over her shoulder to rest momentarily
on JOHN WILSON smoking nonchalantly in his seat.

The SHOT focuses deeper, past WILSON, catches briefly
the face of MALENKOV of the NKVD, dismisses him as
negligible, and PULLS focus BACK past WILSON, stop-
ping again only briefly, PULLING BACK to OPENING
FOCUS on ANNA. She turns full face back into SHOT
that simultaneously PANS BACK to original MEDIUM
SHOT of ANNA, TEUFEL, and MOVIE-GOER.

Teufel: You disturb the audience.
Anna: Then I shall leave.
Teufel: You will sit. The cinema relaxes your nerves.
Anna: You are a cruel woman.
Teufel: You are a foolish girl.
Movie-Goer: Shhh!
Anna: I want to go.
Teufel: You are impossible...you are ever the Duchess.

ANNA and TEUFEL rise and exit up aisle.

ANOTHER ANGLE

ANNA and TEUFEL exit past WILSON.
SHOT HOLDS on WILSON

ANOTHER ANGLE PARALLEL TO ABOVE

ANNA and TEUFEL exit past MALENKOV. SHOT
HOLDS on the NKVD face of MALENKOV with the
light from the screen reflecting on his fat features.

DISSOLVE
INT. RUSSIAN GYPSY CAFE. BERLIN—DAY

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