Beloved

Richard LaGravenese (based on the novel by Toni Morrison) 1996

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120603/

Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman












                               BELOVED


                              Screenplay
                                  by
                          Richard LaGravenese




                         Based on the Novel by
                             Toni Morrison







     HARPO FILMS
     345 N. Maple Drive
     Beverly Hills, CA 90210
     (310) 278-5559 - O
     (310) 278-6110 - F                           October 11, 1996



















     FADE IN...

     EXT. 124 BLUESTONE ROAD - DAWN.

     It is winter in Ohio. A house sits isolated beside a barren
     field. The field stretches beyond, until a line of distant
     woods stops it. Around the back of the house stands a rundown
     STORAGE SHED, a cold house, a privy and a water pump. A porch
     with a single door serves as the only entrance.

     Camera begins a slow move toward the house as we;

     SUPER - OHIO, 1865

     WE HEAR SOUNDS from inside the house - BUMPS, A CHAIR FALLING
     OVER...and FEET RUNNING on wooden floor boards.

                                                            CUT TO:

     INT. 124 BLUESTONE ROAD - DAWN.

     C.U. - THE HANDS OF TWO BROTHERS HOLDING EACH OTHER AS THEY
     RUN DOWN THE STAIRS..

     BULGAR (13 yrs. old) and HOWARD (14 yrs. old) run down the
     steps from the second floor. They are fully dressed, carrying
     a small bag of belongings.