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《教父》剧本

THEGODFATHER(1972)
transcriptincludesthemissingscenesfoundintheEpic.Someday,andthatdaymay
nevercome,itwillincludethescenesfromtheSagaandTrilogyaswell.

ScreenplaybyMarioPuzoandFrancisFordCoppola
BasedonthenovelbyMarioPuzo.

FADEFROMBLACK:Int.ofDonCorleone'shomeoffice-day

BONASERA(seatedinfrontoftheDon'sdesk,facingthecamera)
IbelieveinAmerica.Americahasmademyfortune.AndIraisedmydaughterinthe
Americanfashion.Igaveherfreedom,but--Itaughthernevertodishonorherfamily.She
foundaboyfriend;notanItalian.Shewenttothemovieswithhim;shestayedoutlate.I
didn'tprotest.Twomonthsago,hetookherforadrive,withanotherboyfriend.Theymade
herdrinkwhiskey.Andthentheytriedtotakeadvantageofher.Sheresisted.Shekepther
honor.Sotheybeather,likeananimal.WhenIwenttothehospital,hernosewasa'broken.
Herjawwasa'shattered,heldtogetherbywire.Shecouldn'tevenweepbecauseofthepain.
ButIwept.WhydidIweep?Shewasthelightofmylife--beautifulgirl.Nowshewill
neverbebeautifulagain.
[Bonaserabreaksdown.TheDongesturestoSonnytogiveBonaseraadrink]
Sorry...
[Bonasera,takingthedrink,sipsfromtheshotglass]
I--Iwenttothepolice,likeagoodAmerican.Thesetwoboyswerebroughttotrial.The
judgesentencedthemtothreeyearsinprison--suspendedsentence.Suspendedsentence!
Theywentfreethatveryday!Istoodinthecourtroomlikeafool.Andthosetwobastard,
theysmiledatme.ThenIsaidtomywife,'forjustice,wemustgotoDonCorleone.'

VITOCORLEONE(sittingbehindhisdesk,pettingacat)
Whydidyougotothepolice?Whydidn'tyoucometomefirst?

BONASERA
Whatdoyouwantofme?Tellmeanything.ButdowhatIbegyoutodo.

VITOCORLEONE
Whatisthat?

[BonaseragetsuptowhisperhisrequestintoDonCorleone'sear]

ThatIcannotdo.

BONASERA
I'llgiveyouanythingyouask.

VITOCORLEONE
We'veknowneachothermanyyears,butthisisthefirsttimeyoucametomeforcounsel,
forhelp.Ican'trememberthelasttimethatyouinvitedmetoyourhouseforacupof
coffee,eventhoughmywifeisgodmothertoyouronlychild.Butlet'sbefrankhere:you
neverwantedmyfriendship.Anduh,youwereafraidtobeinmydebt.

BONASERA
Ididn'twanttogetintotroub