Harshvardhan's Shepherd / Short

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Harshvardhan's Shepherd

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In lovin' memory of Jean pierre melville.

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Poised on the brink of

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With a face which is benign yet sinister. With a pair of eyes which are mellow yet fierce. With an aura which is poignant yet ecstatic. Harshvardhan Vilial

LOCATION SOUTH OF FRANCE, SOMEWHERE AROUND MARSEILLE TIME - 1964, 2 FEBRUARY INT.

VILIAL’S HOUSE - LARGE COMPOUND AREA - BEFORE SUNRISE

MUSIC - GUITAR STRINGS WHICH EVOKES SADNESS SUPER IMPOSE VILIAL (VILAYAL) - ONE WITH NO MASTER Blue tinted sky. The solitude. The serene wind. Grey colored house, little rusty, unrefined, with coarse cement walls and broken tiles, wooden gate with little algae on it. An orange bulb near glowin’ near the exit/entrance gate of the house’s compound area. Our focus now shifts to a bathtub in the middle of the compound area with a man in it. We are only able to see the back of the man. The man has both his hands placed on the edge whilst lookin’ in front. The man has a cigarette in his hand. The man takes a puff outta his cigarette whilst lookin’ in front. We now move forward, the man’s lyin’ in the bathtub whilst sportin’ a poker face. The man’s name Vilial, in his late 20’s, tall, handsome, fair complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, a decent toned physique. Vilial takes another puff outta his cigarette whilst lookin’ lost in his toughts. Vilial then closes his eyes. Vilial rests his head back on the bathtub’s edge. Vilial takes another puff outta his cigarrete whilst keepin’ his eyes shut. Vilial holds the smoke in. Vilial then slowly opens his mouth a little, the smoke comes out slowly. Vilial opens his eyes. Vilial tosses the cigarette away with his fingers. Vilial then looks at the blue tinted sky. Vilial moves his mouth a little. Vilial has this look on his face, the look which lone wolves have, the ones who have nothin’ left in thier lives except loneliness and pain. Vilial slowly turns his head in front. Vilial slowly gets outta the bathtub. Vilial sits on the edge of the bathtub. Vilial is wearin’ a blue trunks. Vilial’s toned physique becomes clearer as he sits on the edge of the bathtub. Vilial grabs a light green towel from the hook attached to the bathtub. Vilial pats himself dry a little. Vilial does this whilst lookin’ little lost. Vilial then puts the towel on the hook again. Vilial then grabs a pack of cigarette from the ground. Vilial takes a cigarette outta it. Vilial then grabs the lighter from the the edge of the bathtub. Vilial lights up the cigarette.

2. Vilial then puts the cigarette pack and the lighter on the edge of the bathtub. Vilial takes a deep puff outta the cigarette. Vilial holds in the smoke for a while. Vilial rotates his head a little and looks in to bathtub. Vilial sees his reflection. Vilial releases the smoke via his nostrils. Vilial then grabs his gun, the one on the edge of the bathtub. Vilial then gets up. Vilial wraps the towel around his waist. Vilial then starts aimin’ for his houses’s porch. Vilial starts walkin’ whilst smokin’ in serene manner, showin’ no intense emotions. Vilial eventually reaches the porch of his house. Vilial takes two steps. Vilial reaches on the porch’s stage. INT. VILIAL’S HOUSE - PORCH - BEFORE SUNRISE Vilial sits on the wooden chair. Vilial looks at the entrance/exit gate of his house. Vilial sees the orange bulb swirlin’ a little as the wind becomes a tad faster. Vilial takes a deep puff outta his cigarette. Vilial realses the smoke, a thick smoke comes out from his mouth. Vilial then puts the burnin’ cigarette in the ashtray, the one on a small round table near his chair. Vilial then looks at his gun. Vilial twists it and sees the chamber filled with bullets. Vilial twists it back. Vilial then looks in front. Vilial then relaxes his back on the chair whilst holdin’ a gun in his one hand. Vilial puts the gun on the table. Vilial grabs the burnin’ cigarette from the ashtray. Vilial takes three quick puffs simultaneously whilst realisin’ smoke outta his mouth. Vilial then takes one deep puff outta his cigarette and holds it in. Vilial flicks the cigarette away with his middle finger. Vilial realeses the smoke outta his nostrils. Bastet, Vilial’s black cat arrives outta the front door and starts walkin’ towards Vilial. Vilial sees this. Vilial simply looks at the cat. The cat turns halfway through turn into another direction. Vilial again looks in the front. Vilial slowly gets up. Vilial grabs the gun from the table. Vilial starts headin’ in through the main door with a gun in his hand. INT. VILIAL'S HOUSE - LIVIN’ ROOM - BEFORE SUNRISE Vilial walks in. Vilial turns the lights on. Vilial’s house is small, it has one kitchen, one bedroom, and one livin’ room, but the compound/garden/porch make up for it. Vilial’s house looks simple, too simple perhaps, minimalist, grey colored walls, dark grey colored cupboards, and furniture. Vilial starts walkin’ towards the almari. Whilst walkin’, Vilial throws his gun on his sofa.

3. Vilial reaches near the almari. Vilial looks at himself in the mirror attached to his Almari. Vilial then opens the alamari. FADE TO: Vilial has almost worn his crisp formal attire. Vilial is adjustin’ his black tie which compliments his black shirt and trousers. Vilial looks himself in the mirror. Vilial then looks down a little, just a little. Vilial grabs the black jacket which would complete his attire. Vilial puts it on. Vilial then draws a strand of hair fallin’ on his forehead. Vilial’s hair are sleek and lustrous. Vilial then takes another look at himself. Somethin’ is eatin’ up Vilial. But Vilial does not display any intense emotion. Vilial simply turns around. Vilial starts walkin’ towards the sofa. Vilial grabs a silver coin and puts it in his jacket’s pocket. Vilial then grabs large franc bills and puts it in his pocket as well. Vilial then starts headin’ for the main door. Vilial reaches the main door of his house, which is open. Vilial turns off the bright white light. Vilial then looks around the dark room. Vilial sees the open window, the window’s curtain are swirlin’ with the wind. Vilial turns around and walks out. INT. VILIAL'S HOUSE - PORCH - BLUE SKIES Vilial starts aimin’ for the classic silver car (it has a black roof) parked in his compound. Vilial takes couple of steps and cilmbs down the porch’s stairs. INT. VILIAL'S HOUSE - LARGE COMPOUND - BLUE SKIES Vilial starts walkin’ towards his classic silver car which is around twenty fourty meters apart from the bathtub that is lyin’ in the compound. Vilial finally reaches near his classic silver car. Vilial’s cat is sittin’ on the bonet of the car. Vilial is displayin’ no intense emotions, a poker face that’s all. Vilial opens the car’s door. INT/EXT. VILIAL’S CAR - BLUE SKIES Vilial gets in. Vilial puts the key and turns on the ignition. Vilial’s cat jumps off the front bonet. Vilial puts the car in to motion. Vilial starts monvarin’ the car outta his compound in a smooth manner.

4. EXT. VILIAL'S HOUSE - BLUE SKIES There is no one around. Vilial’s house is surrounded by deserted houses, run down, grey. Vilial leaves in a recluse area, considerin’ his nature of work, and his love for solitude. Vilial’s car is movin’ on a narrow road, the one which leads to more narrow roads, and those narrow roads evnetually leads to the city. EXT. SOME WHERE IN MARSELLE - EARLY MORNING We see the bird’s eye view of a locality in Marseilie. It’s rainin’. We see a silver classic car movin’ forward. INT. VILIAL'S CAR - EARLY MORNING Vilial is drivin’ whilst lookin’ at the road. Vilial lights up a cigarette whilst drivin’. Vilial then stops as the traffic light turns red. Vilial puts the cigarette in his mouth. Vilial takes a drag outta his cigarette. EXT. NEAR A TRAFFIC POINT - EARLY MORNING Vilial’s car is joined by this equally allurin’ car, it’s all black. Vilial is smokin’ whilst lookin’ forward. The balck car has a female driver, in her early 20’s, pretty, all alone in her car. The female driver looks at Vilial. Vilial releases the smoke via his nostrils. Vilial still has his poker face on. Vilial then looks at female driver in the car adjacent to him, whilst sportin’ a cigarette in his mouth . Vilial notices her lookin’ at him. Vilial looks at her, showin’ no emotions. The female driver ducks a little to see Vilial clearly. The female driver smile a little at Vilial. Vilial turns his head in front, almost snubbin’ her. The female driver pucker her eyebrows, almost confused by the fact that most men would love a beautiful woman’s attention, but Vilial is just not havin’ it. Vilial notices the traffic light turnin’ green. Vilial races his car off whilst lookin’ utterly unimpressed by the beautiful female driver. The female driver also leaves whilst lookin’ little disappointed. EXT. A SMALL GARAGE - SOMEWHERE IN MARSELLE - SUNRISE Vilial’s silver car is movin’ towards the garage. Vilial’s silver car moves inside the garage’s open door.

5. INT. SMALL GARAGE - SOMWHERE IN MARSEILLE - EARLY MORNING Vilial halts his car. Vilial gets out, meanwhile a man in his late 40’s shuts the garage’s door. Vilial stands near the wall. The garage’s real small, about one room, with different number plates, spray ons, wires and other stuff lyin’ around. Vilial lights up a cigarette whilst standin’ still and lookin’ at his car, as if there is no one else in the garage. Vilial takes a drag outta his cigarete as the man starts walkin’ towards the sheets of number plates lyin’ in the corner of the garage. The man grabs one and starts headin’ for the Vilial’s classic silver car. The man gets rid of the old number plate and fits on the new number plate. Vilial simply looks at the number plate whilst smokin’. Vilial still has a poker face on. Vilial puts outa his cigarette. The man starts walkin’ towards Vilial. Vilial makes no eye contact as he is still lookin’ at his car. The man stands near Vilial. Vilial takes out a bundle of large franc bills and gives it to the man. Vilial is still standin’ still whilst havin’ a cigarette as a hangin’ orange bulb shimmers orange light above him. The man is still standin’ near him lookin’ at him. Vilial then looks him in the eye, a firm look. Vilial snaps his fingers and demands somethin’ thru his hand gestures. The man takes out a gun and gives it to him. Vilial takes it. The man then gives him the silencer for the gun. Vilial takes it as well and puts both the gun and the silencer in his pocket. Vilial then starts headin’ for his car. Vilial grabs the car’s door. The man meanwhile starts movin’ towards the garage’s shutter. The man opens the shutter. Vilial drives his car outta the garage. EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - POSH AREA - MARSELLE - MORNING Vilial’s car smoothly rolls over near an empty parkin’ spot, the one right in front of the apartment building. Vilial parks his car. Vilial then gets out of the car. Vilial looks at the apartment building. Vilial then looks at his watch. Vilial notices a man walkin’ outta the apartment. Vilial sees a taxi pulllin’ over right in front of the apartment. Vilial sees the man gettin’ in to taxi. The taxi leaves. Vilial starts to walk towards the apartment building. A beautiful girl in her early 20’s looks at Vilial walkin’ towards the apartment building as she walks outta the apartment buildin’ whilst wearin’ a formal attire. Vilial takes a quick glance at her, and then quickly fixes his gaze back at the glass doors of the apartment building’s entrance. Vilial keeps walkin’ untill he reaches near the glass door entrance. Vilial opens the door and walks in.

6. INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - POSH AREA - MARSEILLE - MORNING Vilial gets in. Vilial lights up a cigarette whilst standin’ near the entrance. Vilial looks around for a moment. Vilial then heads for the elevator. Vilial reaches near the elevator. Vilial pushes a button. The elevator’s door opens. Vilial gets in. Vilial then turns around. The door closes. INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - 8TH FLOOR - MORNING Vilial arrives on the 8th floor via the elevator. The elevator’s door opens. Vilial gets out of the elevator. Vilial starts walkin’ towards a door. INT. VILIAL’S GIRL’S APARTMENT - MORNING Vilial’s lover, Giselle is sleepin’ in the livin’ room with a white bedhseet, converin’ her naked body. Giselle hears a door bell. Giselle ignores it at first, and circles on sofa, tryin’ to sleep. Giselle then turns around and opens her eyes as she realizes that it could be Vilial. Giselle gets up quickly, naked. Giselle covers herself with bedhseet. Giselle starts walkin’ towards her apartment’s door. Giselle reaches for her apartment’s door. Giselle opens it. Vilial is standin’ in front of her. Vilial gets in. Giselle shuts the door. Vilial stands near the door. Giselle turns around. Vilial looks at her. Vilial then looks at her white bedhsheet. Vilial still has a poker face on. Vilial starts walkin’ in the centre of the livin’ room. Vilial looks at his watch. Vilial sits on the sofa. Vilial simply lights up cigarette. Giselle joins Giselle looks Vilial on the sofa. Giselle sits besides her. Giselle then looks at Vilial with a concern. GISELLE You look tired. Vilial does not say anythin’ to Gisele. Vilial just grabs his cigarette and offers it to Giselle. Giselle takes the cigarette in her hand whilst lookin’ at Vilial. Vilial looks at Giselle. Giselle looks at Vilial with love, with concern, and with a bit of sadness. GISELLE (CONT’D) I still fee like I don’t know you, as if I’ve just met you yesterday.

7. Vilial does not say anythin’. Vilial simply looks at Giselle. Vilial puts his thumb on Giselle’s lips. Vilial then cups Giselle’s jaw a little, his way of showin’ affection. Giselle rubs side of her face on Vilial’s palm, as Vilial cups the side of her face. Vilial still as his poker face on. VILIAL I’ll see you soon. Vilial gets up. Giselle gets up whilst lookin’ little sad. Giselle embraces Vilial into her arms as Vilial looks at her whilst sportin’ a poker face. Vilial simply rubs his head a little over Giselle’s head whilst puttin’ his arms around Giselle. Vilial then gets back to his normal composure, lettin’ go of Giselle. Giselle looks at Vilial. GISELLE (worried about Vilial) I don’t know what you do for a livin’, and frankly I could not care less, but I don’t want to see you get hurt, my love. Vilial is still sportin’ his poker face. Vilial puts his hand around the side of Giselle’s face. Giselle kisses Vilial’s palm whilst lookin’ at Vilial. Vilial slowly retracts his hand. Vilial then turns around and starts headin’ for the exit. Vilial reaches near the apartment’s door. Vilial is about to open the door and head out, but before doin’ so, Vilial turns around and looks at Giselle. Giselle is lookin’ at Vilial. Niether of them say anything to each other. Vilial’s face is still blank. But Giselle’s face is showin’ a hint of sadness. Vilial gets out, Giselle just looks at Vilial leavin’, meanwhile the door begins to shut itself in a slow manner. Vilial disappears outta Giselle’s sight as the door shuts itself. Giselle opens her mouth a little, lookin’ little sad. INT. ELEVATOR - MORNING Vilial is simply standin’. Vilial looks at his watch. Vilial then looks in the front as elevator moves downwards.