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Christen Saptou
Christen Saptou

This document appears to be a script for a documentary interviewing a couple, Harold and Leonora, about their long relationship and "fairy tale" love story. Over the course of multiple interviews with friends and family, the couple tells the story of how they met, their early dating struggles, a brief break up, and eventual marriage and children together. They discuss the highs and lows of their decades-long relationship and why they believe they have endured as a couple for so long. The documentary aims to explore if "fairy tale" happy endings can still exist through hearing about Harold and Leonora's relationship.

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Fake Fairy-tale (first draf) Written By christen saptou Can fairy-tales be reality? A Fair-tale of a couple who tell their story to the world that all those bedtime story that you was told of girl finding her prince. Can happen! There might be hope for this generation that has become cynical with divorce rates going up.
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1 INT. CAR - MORNING Harold driving into cambridge in the morning to drop the kids at school before he goes to work. (back seat in the middle mid shot) INTERVIEWER Who was the first girl you ever kissed? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Would you say you got the fairy-tale ending? HAROLD INTERVIEWER So how long have you and your wife been together? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Where did you guys meet? HAROLD INTERVIEWER What was your first thought when you saw her? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did she ever notice you? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Was there any other guys interested in Leonora while you was? HAROLD
2 INTERVIEWER Was is hard to get her attention? HAROLD INTERVIEWER How many times did you ask her out before she said yes? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Why didn't you give up? EXT. IN THE GARDEN. ON A SWING CHAIR - AFTERNOON Delton and Joy INTERVIEWER How long have you known Harold? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER How long have you known Leonora? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER What would you say their marriage is like? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER How have they impacted your lives? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER Would you say they have been helpful in your marriage someone that you can get advice from? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER When ever you see them do you think (MORE)
3 they truly in love? INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER Who do you think loves who more and why? JOY/DELTON INT. LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE. KITCHEN TABLE - EVENING HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did her saying no build you character and made you the man you are today? HAROLD INTERVIEWER When you she finally became you girlfriend did both of your family's know you where dating? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you ever get her in trouble? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you ever think she was the one? HAROLD INT. CUTAWAYS TO KYRAN IN THE LRC IN FRONT OF A BOOKSHELF - AFTERNOON INTERVIEWER What was you favourite fairytale when you were younger?
4 SUBJECT 1 INTERVIEWER Would you say there are aspects of fairytales that still exist? SUBJECT 1 INTERVIEWER What makes a fairytale appealing? SUBJECT 1 E/I. CUTS TO HAROLD IN THE CAR - CONTINUOUS INTERVIEWER Do you have a fairytale in your life? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you guys ever have fall outs through your teenage years? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did it ever get so bad that you two broke up? HAROLD INTERVIEWER How did it make you feel that you might have found the love of you life and you lost her? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Was their anyone that thought the had a shot and pounced on it when they heard you two took a break? HAROLD
5 INTERVIEWER Tell the story of what happened HAROLD INTERVIEWER How did it make you feel when your professor tried to? HAROLD INTERVIEWER So how did you guys make it work? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Tell us the story of how you two got married? HAROLD INT. DELTON'S HOUSE - IN THE LOUNGE - EVENING Family and friends are over Delton's house eating and socialising. There are two little princess twirling and playing around. INTERVIEWER Whose your favourite princess? GABBY DANIELLE INTERVIEWER Do you think happily-ever-afters are real? GABBY
6 DANIELLE INTERVIEWER Why? DANIELLE INT. DELTON'S HOUSE - IN THE KITCHEN - LATER Peter an older gentleman that is in the kitchen over the stove cooking. INTERVIEWER Back then was relationships easier to get into then now a days? PETER INTERVIEWER Was there less minds games? PETER DELOTON GETS INVOLVED IN THE CONVOSATION DELTON INTERVIEWER So back in the day was you guys popular with the ladies? DELTON INTERVIEWER When you was a child would you describe yourself as naughty? PETER DELTON INTERVIEWER What kind of things did you do?
7 INT. LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE - DAY Leonora is siting on the green couch. INTERVIEWER When you was little what was you favourite story? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Tell the story LEONORA EXT. CUTAWAYS TO HANNAH SITTING OUTSIDE HER CLASS IN THE COURTYARD - DAY INTERVIEWER Why are fairy-tales just for kid? SUBJECT 2 INTERVIEWER Would you rather have a love story like a fairy-tale and have that certainty you'll have someone or a love story like Katniss in The Hunger Games? SUBJECT 2 INTERVIEWER Why does that appeal you more? SUBJECT 2 INT. FADES TO LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE. ON THE COUCH INTERVIEWER How was your up bring as a child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Can you tell us about your family
8 LEONORA INTERVIEWER How was it like to have three different father figures? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did that effect how you saw relationships? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How was it like on the playgrounds? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you was popular? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did this effect your friendships? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you ever consider having a love life at school LEONORA INTERVIEWER Tell us a story where a guy was trying to get your attention LEONORA INTERVIEWER Was your friends jealous that you was getting all this attention?
9 LEONORA INTERVIEWER Why was it so important or why did you feel that you shouldn't give any of these guys a chance? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Why do you think girls today are so invested in trying to attract the opposite sex? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Where doing think this need comes from LEONORA INTERVIEWER Are you a hopeless romantic at heart? EXT. COURTYARD BENCH WHERE TWO GIRLS ARE SITTING - DAY SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Do you have a boyfriend? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER How come? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Well, do you see any cute guys around college you got your eye on? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER (MORE)
10 Ou guys ever talk? INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Why is it so difficult for girls to get interest from guys? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Would it be easier to have a love story like a fairytale? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER So how old was you when you started taking interest in guys? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What was the qualities you was looking for? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you find that straight away in him? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how did you and you husband meet? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What was the best part of your relationship from the start to the present day? LEONORA
11 INTERVIEWER Did you ever think he was the one? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you guys ever have fall outs through your dating period? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Who was the one who said to the other that you guys should have a break? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Break ups or taking apart can be difficult how was you feeling during this time? LEONORA INTERVIEWER During this time was there anyone else or did anyone try anything with you? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So tell us the story of that? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how did you and your husband get back together? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how long was it after he (MORE)
12 proposed and did he only have to INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) ask once? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How did he propose tell us the story? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did that put you of strawberry milkshakes? LEONORA How did the wedding plans go? INTERVIEWER So on the wedding day what happened? LEONORA CUTAWAY TO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF LEONORA WALKING DOWN THE ISLE INTERVIEWER When you was wearing all white how innocent were you? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What do you think makes a relationship last? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Talking about lasting... How long have you and Harold been together from? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Obviously you been together so long is there any habits of his that annoy you?
13 LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you have a lot of arguments? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What would you say that's been the biggest strain on your marriage? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How do you get passed that? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Dose that ever last longer then a day? LEONORA CU. OLD PICTURES OF THE CHIDREN INTERVIEWER So when did kids come into the picture? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So not long after the wedding you had your oldest...did you have to put a hold on all your plans? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Now you had to have mixed emotions about all of this ...how did you feel? LEONORA
14 INTERVIEWER Was there a point where you couldn't handle all of it being a year in your marriage with a child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you marriage was brought closer? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you guys plan for a second child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Was there any trouble conceiving? LEONORA CUTAWAY TO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF LEONORA IN THE HOSPITAL WITH HER SECOND CHILD. INTERVIEWER How did that effect the marriage? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What's one thing about him that makes you fall in love every time? LEONORA SPLIT SCREEN OF BOTH HARROLD AND LEONORA ANSWERING THE SAME FOLLOWING QUESTION INTERVIEWER What fairy-tale would you say both of you resemble? HAROLD/LEONORA
15 FADE-OUT TO BACK- ROLLING CREDITS

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  • 1. Fake Fairy-tale (first draf) Written By christen saptou Can fairy-tales be reality? A Fair-tale of a couple who tell their story to the world that all those bedtime story that you was told of girl finding her prince. Can happen! There might be hope for this generation that has become cynical with divorce rates going up.
  • 3. 1 INT. CAR - MORNING Harold driving into cambridge in the morning to drop the kids at school before he goes to work. (back seat in the middle mid shot) INTERVIEWER Who was the first girl you ever kissed? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Would you say you got the fairy-tale ending? HAROLD INTERVIEWER So how long have you and your wife been together? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Where did you guys meet? HAROLD INTERVIEWER What was your first thought when you saw her? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did she ever notice you? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Was there any other guys interested in Leonora while you was? HAROLD
  • 4. 2 INTERVIEWER Was is hard to get her attention? HAROLD INTERVIEWER How many times did you ask her out before she said yes? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Why didn't you give up? EXT. IN THE GARDEN. ON A SWING CHAIR - AFTERNOON Delton and Joy INTERVIEWER How long have you known Harold? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER How long have you known Leonora? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER What would you say their marriage is like? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER How have they impacted your lives? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER Would you say they have been helpful in your marriage someone that you can get advice from? JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER When ever you see them do you think (MORE)
  • 5. 3 they truly in love? INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) JOY/DELTON INTERVIEWER Who do you think loves who more and why? JOY/DELTON INT. LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE. KITCHEN TABLE - EVENING HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did her saying no build you character and made you the man you are today? HAROLD INTERVIEWER When you she finally became you girlfriend did both of your family's know you where dating? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you ever get her in trouble? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you ever think she was the one? HAROLD INT. CUTAWAYS TO KYRAN IN THE LRC IN FRONT OF A BOOKSHELF - AFTERNOON INTERVIEWER What was you favourite fairytale when you were younger?
  • 6. 4 SUBJECT 1 INTERVIEWER Would you say there are aspects of fairytales that still exist? SUBJECT 1 INTERVIEWER What makes a fairytale appealing? SUBJECT 1 E/I. CUTS TO HAROLD IN THE CAR - CONTINUOUS INTERVIEWER Do you have a fairytale in your life? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did you guys ever have fall outs through your teenage years? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Did it ever get so bad that you two broke up? HAROLD INTERVIEWER How did it make you feel that you might have found the love of you life and you lost her? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Was their anyone that thought the had a shot and pounced on it when they heard you two took a break? HAROLD
  • 7. 5 INTERVIEWER Tell the story of what happened HAROLD INTERVIEWER How did it make you feel when your professor tried to? HAROLD INTERVIEWER So how did you guys make it work? HAROLD INTERVIEWER Tell us the story of how you two got married? HAROLD INT. DELTON'S HOUSE - IN THE LOUNGE - EVENING Family and friends are over Delton's house eating and socialising. There are two little princess twirling and playing around. INTERVIEWER Whose your favourite princess? GABBY DANIELLE INTERVIEWER Do you think happily-ever-afters are real? GABBY
  • 8. 6 DANIELLE INTERVIEWER Why? DANIELLE INT. DELTON'S HOUSE - IN THE KITCHEN - LATER Peter an older gentleman that is in the kitchen over the stove cooking. INTERVIEWER Back then was relationships easier to get into then now a days? PETER INTERVIEWER Was there less minds games? PETER DELOTON GETS INVOLVED IN THE CONVOSATION DELTON INTERVIEWER So back in the day was you guys popular with the ladies? DELTON INTERVIEWER When you was a child would you describe yourself as naughty? PETER DELTON INTERVIEWER What kind of things did you do?
  • 9. 7 INT. LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE - DAY Leonora is siting on the green couch. INTERVIEWER When you was little what was you favourite story? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Tell the story LEONORA EXT. CUTAWAYS TO HANNAH SITTING OUTSIDE HER CLASS IN THE COURTYARD - DAY INTERVIEWER Why are fairy-tales just for kid? SUBJECT 2 INTERVIEWER Would you rather have a love story like a fairy-tale and have that certainty you'll have someone or a love story like Katniss in The Hunger Games? SUBJECT 2 INTERVIEWER Why does that appeal you more? SUBJECT 2 INT. FADES TO LEONORA AND HAROLD'S HOUSE. ON THE COUCH INTERVIEWER How was your up bring as a child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Can you tell us about your family
  • 10. 8 LEONORA INTERVIEWER How was it like to have three different father figures? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did that effect how you saw relationships? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How was it like on the playgrounds? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you was popular? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did this effect your friendships? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you ever consider having a love life at school LEONORA INTERVIEWER Tell us a story where a guy was trying to get your attention LEONORA INTERVIEWER Was your friends jealous that you was getting all this attention?
  • 11. 9 LEONORA INTERVIEWER Why was it so important or why did you feel that you shouldn't give any of these guys a chance? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Why do you think girls today are so invested in trying to attract the opposite sex? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Where doing think this need comes from LEONORA INTERVIEWER Are you a hopeless romantic at heart? EXT. COURTYARD BENCH WHERE TWO GIRLS ARE SITTING - DAY SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Do you have a boyfriend? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER How come? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Well, do you see any cute guys around college you got your eye on? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER (MORE)
  • 12. 10 Ou guys ever talk? INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Why is it so difficult for girls to get interest from guys? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER Would it be easier to have a love story like a fairytale? SUBJECT 3 INTERVIEWER So how old was you when you started taking interest in guys? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What was the qualities you was looking for? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you find that straight away in him? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how did you and you husband meet? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What was the best part of your relationship from the start to the present day? LEONORA
  • 13. 11 INTERVIEWER Did you ever think he was the one? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you guys ever have fall outs through your dating period? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Who was the one who said to the other that you guys should have a break? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Break ups or taking apart can be difficult how was you feeling during this time? LEONORA INTERVIEWER During this time was there anyone else or did anyone try anything with you? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So tell us the story of that? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how did you and your husband get back together? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So how long was it after he (MORE)
  • 14. 12 proposed and did he only have to INTERVIEWER (CONT'D) ask once? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How did he propose tell us the story? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did that put you of strawberry milkshakes? LEONORA How did the wedding plans go? INTERVIEWER So on the wedding day what happened? LEONORA CUTAWAY TO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF LEONORA WALKING DOWN THE ISLE INTERVIEWER When you was wearing all white how innocent were you? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What do you think makes a relationship last? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Talking about lasting... How long have you and Harold been together from? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Obviously you been together so long is there any habits of his that annoy you?
  • 15. 13 LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you have a lot of arguments? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What would you say that's been the biggest strain on your marriage? LEONORA INTERVIEWER How do you get passed that? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Dose that ever last longer then a day? LEONORA CU. OLD PICTURES OF THE CHIDREN INTERVIEWER So when did kids come into the picture? LEONORA INTERVIEWER So not long after the wedding you had your oldest...did you have to put a hold on all your plans? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Now you had to have mixed emotions about all of this ...how did you feel? LEONORA
  • 16. 14 INTERVIEWER Was there a point where you couldn't handle all of it being a year in your marriage with a child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Would you say you marriage was brought closer? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Did you guys plan for a second child? LEONORA INTERVIEWER Was there any trouble conceiving? LEONORA CUTAWAY TO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF LEONORA IN THE HOSPITAL WITH HER SECOND CHILD. INTERVIEWER How did that effect the marriage? LEONORA INTERVIEWER What's one thing about him that makes you fall in love every time? LEONORA SPLIT SCREEN OF BOTH HARROLD AND LEONORA ANSWERING THE SAME FOLLOWING QUESTION INTERVIEWER What fairy-tale would you say both of you resemble? HAROLD/LEONORA
  • 17. 15 FADE-OUT TO BACK- ROLLING CREDITS