Imaginary Portrait

Excerpt from The Life and the Agony, a film which you may or may not get to see in the next year or two.

EXT. vacant BEACH - late summer night

Andrews and Julie lie with one another under a blanket, looking at the stars.

ANDREWSThis is still insane to me.

JULIEWhat is?

ANDREWSYou and me. I can't believe that I'm lying here with you and just so comfortable. If I was any better I'd feel guilty.

JULIEI wish I could say things like you do. I'm so bad at expressing my feelings. The most I can say is that I love you.

ANDREWSWell, I'll take that.

JULIEI think that's why I like art so much. Words aren't needed.

ANDREWSWell, how about you draw me how you feel in the air and then tell me about the picture.

JULIEHeh, OK.


Julie, playfully serious, paints an imaginary portrait in the air as Andrews looks on.

JULIEAlright, I'm done.

ANDREWSTell me about it. Being a simple man I find it too hard to understand what the artist is trying to say.

JULIEWell, it's abstract and being so makes it extremely emotional. The artist chose to use brown and yellow primarily.

ANDREWSMeaning?

JULIEWell, the colors are likely important. Yellow traditionally means happiness or exuberance, and the brown could be the inevitable - the color that results when too many emotions are mixed. Together they blend beautifully, but it begs to ask if yellow is conquering brown or being absorbed by it.

ANDREWSWhat do you think?

JULIEWell, look for yourself.